
What do Georgia students really think about school meals?
FuelCast Season 3 is all about fact or fiction! We're here to set the record straight on some of the school nutrition industry's biggest myths.
This month's ALL NEW episode is the first in a three-part series featuring interviews with Georgia students from school districts across the state.
Listen as this group of six middle school students shares their thoughts on menu items, food-based learning, and what the idea of a quality school meal means to them. GaDOE School Nutrition Compliance Specialist Trae Cown joins in the conversation to answer the student's top questions about school nutrition.
Feb 8, 2024
17 min

Are school meals safe and accessible for students with food allergies and intolerances?
FuelCast Season 3 is all about fact or fiction! We're here to set the record straight on some of the school nutrition industry's biggest myths.
In this month's ALL NEW episode, Georgia School Nutrition Compliance Specialist Lydia Martin joins us to discuss the differences between food allergies, intolerances, and preferences and outlines some ways in which local school nutrition programs address food allergies to ensure safe school meals for all students.
Dec 14, 2023
17 min

Are school meals safe?
FuelCast Season 3 is all about fact or fiction! We're here to set the record straight on some of the school nutrition industry's biggest myths.
In this month's ALL NEW episode, Georgia School Nutrition Food Safety Specialist Dr. Ellen Steinberg joins us to discuss the fact that school meals are safe and school nutrition professionals follow numerous food safety regulations.
Nov 8, 2023
21 min

In this special edition episode of FuelCast, we are recording live from the GaDOE School Nutrition Division's Director's Conference 2023.
Culinary Specialists Chef Michael DuBose, Chef John Huff, and Chef Rachel Petraglia, along with Food Distribution and Procurement Manager Holly Thaw, sat down with our team to discuss the work being done to build a K-12 Culinary Culture in local Georgia School Nutrition Programs.
Joining us in the audience were some of the best and the brightest of Georgia School Nutrition, including countless local school nutrition directors.
Nov 2, 2023
19 min

Are school meals for all?
FuelCast Season 3 is all about fact or fiction! We're here to set the record straight on some of the school nutrition industry's biggest myths.
In this month's ALL NEW episode, Georgia School Nutrition Compliance Specialist Trae Cown joins us to discuss the idea that school meals are for all students regardless of grade level, income, or dietary restrictions.
Sep 13, 2023
16 min

Do school nutrition professionals really cook school meals?
FuelCast Season 3 is all about fact or fiction! We’re here to set the record straight on some of the school nutrition industry’s biggest myths.
In this month’s ALL NEW episode, Chef Vanessa Hayes joins us to discuss the tremendous role culinary skills combined with scratch and speed-scratch cooking play in local school nutrition programs.
Aug 9, 2023
27 min

In the season 2 finale episode of FuelCast, we are joined by Georgia State School Superintendent Richard Woods who shares tremendous insight on the importance of school nutrition and food-based learning to the overall educational experience. He follows this with his sincere thanks for the thousands of men and women who work every day to fuel Georgia's future. This engaging interview sheds a new light on what it means to #LoveWhatYouDo.
Jun 14, 2023
25 min

In this all new FuelCast episode, Dublin City School's Nutrition Director Pamela Jones chimes in on the benefits she has witnessed in her school district resulting from a heightened focus on food-based learning. She provides upbeat anecdotes and actionable tips and tricks on how to take school nutrition out of the cafeteria and into the academic school day. You won't want to miss this shining example of how Georgia school nutrition professionals #LoveWhatYouDo.
May 10, 2023
19 min

April is Autism Acceptance Month. In this month’s NEW FuelCast episode, we are excited to discuss a new career partnership coming to local Georgia school nutrition programs.
Apr 12, 2023
21 min

In this month’s NEW FuelCast episode, we sit down with Muscogee County parent Rebekah to discuss how eating school meals helped lead to the discovery of her son's eventual Autism diagnosis and why, in her opinion, eating school meals continues to be critical to his social and emotional learning.
Mar 8, 2023
24 min
Load more
