School Food and Wellness Group

Name: School Food and Wellness Group
Address: New Orleans, LA, US
Telephone: (504) 439-6060

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School Food and Wellness Group consults with schools nationwide to run compliant, efficient and HEALTHY meal programs year round.

We recognize the challenges school administrators face – a limited budget and a small staff, to name a few. Managing the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the Child and Adult Food Care Program (CACFP) shouldn’t be another burden. We help administer these programs and find healthy, affordable vendors to serve your students meals they will enjoy

School Food and Wellness Group helps school administrators focus on what they do best: educating and helping to raise our nation’s children. Our clients include single and multi-site charter schools, charter management organizations, private schools and after-school programs.

10/12/2026

Happy National School Lunch Week! 🍎🥗

School meals are an important part of the school day, and behind every meal are school nutrition professionals working hard to keep their programs running.

This week, we're celebrating the people who make school meals possible and recognizing the important role school nutrition programs play in communities across the country.

Thank you to Cambridge Lakes Charter School for sharing a glimpse of school lunch in action!

10/09/2026

Hiring a food service management company doesn’t mean your school is off the hook for compliance.

Even when a vendor handles day-to-day cafeteria operations, your school is still accountable for meeting USDA requirements. That means staying involved in areas like meal counting, production records, food safety, and menu compliance.

In this edition of Ask an Expert, we’re breaking down why vendor oversight matters and what your school should be reviewing regularly.

Have questions about managing your food service vendor? Let us know in the comments!

10/02/2026

Can schools offer a dairy alternative at lunch?

Yes, and we’re breaking down exactly what that means in this edition of Ask an Expert!

Under updated USDA guidance, schools now have more flexibility to offer options like soy or oat milk at lunch. But there are a few things to check first:
🥕Does it meet USDA’s nutrition standards (calcium, protein, and more)?
🥕Are you offering it to all students, or only by request?

Knowing the answer determines what paperwork, if any, you’ll need.

Got a school nutrition question you want us to cover next? Drop it in the comments!

09/30/2026

One billion food items.

That’s roughly how many come off students’ trays and land in the trash every year.

It’s Food Waste Prevention Week, and this one hits close to home for school nutrition teams. K-12 Food Rescue’s research found that about 60 wasted items a day is typical for a school, and some schools are tossing as many as 500 a day.

And it’s not because anyone dropped the ball. Lunch periods are short, kids take items they won’t eat to make a reimbursable meal, and good food ends up in the bin.

The encouraging part is that the fixes don’t have to be big or expensive:
🥕Track your waste for a week to see what’s really getting thrown out
🥕Set up a share table, or bring back the one collecting dust
🥕Team up with a local food rescue partner
🥕Make sure your staff knows the plan

Want to go deeper? Our blog breaks down why this happens and what cafeteria teams can do about it, with insights from our Cafeteria Confessions conversation with John Williamson, Founder and Executive Director of K-12 Food Rescue. After more than 20 years in food rescue, John knows what actually works in real school kitchens.

🔗Read the blog using the link in our bio.

09/18/2026

Do you feel like your operations need a fresh set of eyes?

Watching a well-run service line in action is a great reminder: efficiency isn’t about working harder, it’s about designing a process that works for the people running it.

When you’re in the day-to-day, it’s easy to miss the small friction points that slow everything down. A fresh, outside perspective can spot what’s hiding in plain sight and turn it into real improvements in speed, consistency, and staff experience.

We help teams spot what’s easy to miss from the inside and turn it into smoother service. Contact us to set up a meal program assessment!

09/02/2026

Feeding kids well takes more than better food on the tray. It takes a system that makes the healthy choice the easy choice.🥕

That’s the idea at the center of our newest episode of Cafeteria Confessions, where we sit down with Nancy Easton, founder of Wellness in the Schools, to talk about what it really takes to change school food.

Nancy has spent 20 years helping schools cook more from scratch, train cafeteria staff, and get kids excited about trying new foods. She’s also honest about why change is hard, from tight budgets and outdated kitchens to the layers of regulation schools have to navigate.

But she’s seen what works and shares how schools can make meaningful changes to bring healthier food to more students.

🎧 Listen using the link in our bio.

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09/01/2026

What’s on the Drew Charter School menu today? A little bit of everything! From fresh sides to sub sandwiches and Haitian mac and cheese, students had plenty to choose from at lunch.

A varied menu doesn’t just give students more choice. It creates more opportunities to try something new!

And judging by the reviews, today’s lunch gets a thumbs up 👍

08/21/2026

If your school has high standards for education, those standards shouldn’t stop at the cafeteria door.

Too many schools treat the meal program as an afterthought, but it’s really an extension of your school. The same excellence you build into the classroom belongs in the dining room, too.

Jeannette Acevedo-Isenberg with Downtown Doral Charter Schools breaks down how her schools turned their meal program into a brand families trust.

🎙️Listen to our new podcast episode, “Making School Lunch a Brand,” using the link in our bio.

08/20/2026

Backpacks? Check. Fresh pencils? Check. Full bellies? Double check!🍊It was an early one, but you’d never know it from the smiles in the cafeteria this morning. Lake Charles Charter Academy students showed up fueled up and ready to take on the day. Breakfast of champions!

07/17/2026

Food waste is one of the biggest challenges in school nutrition, yet it's often the one no one sees.

Every day, perfectly good food ends up in the trash, creating unnecessary waste and missed opportunities to better serve students and communities.

In our newest episode of Cafeteria Confessions, we sit down with John Williamson, Founder and Executive Director of K-12 Food Rescue, to discuss why food waste happens, the impact it's having, and practical ways schools can reduce waste without adding more work for cafeteria staff.

Listen now and discover how schools are turning an invisible problem into an opportunity.

🎧 Listen at the link in our bio.

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New Orleans, LA

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(504) 439-6060

Website

http://www.sfwgroup.org/

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