School Meals Play a Critical Role in Student Health, Well-Being, and Academic Success
School Meals Alleviate Food Insecurity and Poverty
School Meals Improve Health Outcomes
School Meals Boost Learning.
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Ingredients
1 whole-wheat French baguette, cut into 12 thin slices
1/ 4 cup olive oil, divided
1 cup white onion, chopped.
4 cloves garlic, minced.
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 cup canned navy beans rinsed and drained.
2 tomatoes cored and cubed.
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Directions
1. Slice the baguette on the diagonal into thin slices (about 12 slices for a baguette).
2. In a large sauté pan, heat 2 T of the olive oil over medium heat.
3. Place the bread slices in the pan and cook on medium high heat until sizzling and golden. Before flipping the bread, add an additional tablespoon of olive oil to the pan and cook the second side until golden.
4. For the topping, cook the onions and the remaining tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat until the onions are soft, about 7 minutes.
5. Add the garlic, basil and oregano and cook another minute or two, until fragrant.
6. Add beans and continue cooking for another five minutes on low heat. Add the tomatoes and turn off the heat, allowing tomatoes to warm without cooking.
7. Drizzle the balsamic vinegar into the pan and gently stir.
8. Scoop heaping spoonsful of the tomato-bean mixture onto the grilled bread and enjoy.
https://www.myplate.gov/recipes/myplate-cnpp/white-bean-bruschetta
National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) is a weeklong celebration from March 4–8 of the federal School Breakfast Program, which provides students with a nutritious meal to start their school day.
Celebration activities during NSBW can raise awareness about the healthy breakfasts served at school, increase student participation, and offer a platform to share successful implementation strategies.
School Meals Play a Critical Role in Student Health, Well-Being, and Academic Success
School Meals Alleviate Food Insecurity and Poverty
School Meals Improve Health Outcomes
School Meals Boost Learning.
Experiencing hunger affects childrens ability to learn.
School Breakfast decreases the Risk of Food Insecurity.
School Breakfast can Improve childrens diets and reduce the risk of obesity.
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