Happy National Make Lunch Count Day! Lunch is an important meal because it not only nourishes the body but the brain as well. Eating lunch reduces stress by providing a break from the activities of the day and gives energy for the afternoon.
Get in all you’re MyPlate servings: Focus on making healthy food and beverage choices from [Read More]
The University of Mississippi’s Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN) seeks an Education and Training Specialist I.
This is a professional position in which the incumbent develops, implements, and evaluates ICN educational curricula and training program materials for face-to-face and web-based delivery. The incumbent manages multiple projects according to ICN grants and cooperative agreement statements [Read More]
The Institute of Child Nutrition National Advisory Council meeting commenced Tuesday morning with a welcome from University of Mississippi Chancellor Jeffrey Vitter and School of Applied Sciences Dean Velmer Burton. [Read More]
Three ICN staff, Acting Executive Director Aleshia Hall-Campbell (front, fifth from left), Education and Training Specialist Lois Coleman (front, third from left), and Web Developer Peter Cleary (front, second from left) with members of the Chefs Move to Schools Task Force in Washington, D.C.
Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN) [Read More]
Thom Hunter Pratt, ICN Computer Technician with the ICN interactive multi-touch display at the Truman Library.
In June of 1946, President Harry Truman signed the National School Lunch Act. As part of the [Read More]
The Institute of Child Nutrition Archives recently visited Anchorage, Alaska collecting oral histories at the AKSNA (Alaskan School Nutrition Association) Conference.
The AKSNA represents the hundreds of dedicated school nutrition professionals across the vast and wonderful state of Alaska. They are a group of dedicated professionals, [Read More]
After 25 years, the National Food Service Management Institute (NFSMI) at Ole Miss has changed its name to the Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN). The change has provided ICN with a brand and image that better represents its mission and service to child nutrition professionals.
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Two of ICN’s staff, Acting Executive Director Aleshia Hall-Campbell (front, second from right) and Education and Training Specialist, Lois Coleman (top left) with USDA staff and members of the Chefs Move to Schools Advisory Committee in [Read More]
ICN National Advisory Council members. September 2015. ICN photo by Vicki Howe 
Acting Chancellor Morris Stocks welcomes the NAC
The Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN) held [Read More]
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack (center) with attendees of the recent Team Up For School Nutrition Success in Washington, D.C.
In partnership with USDA, ICN has conducted Team Up for School Nutrition Success workshops for six of the seven regional offices: Southeast Team Up at ICN on [Read More]
