The Sixth Component

By School Lunch Conversations with Kaitlin and Laura

All things school nutrition. Lessons learned from mistakes we have made as Directors, Coordinators, Managers, and Leaders. Going from Good to Better and Better to Best!... more

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The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.

The Sixth Component episodes:

April 29, 2023 S2E5 | Episode 7 | S2E7 Taking Care of Yourself and Your Team!
WELCOME to All things School Nutrition.
S2E5 | Episode 7 | S2E7 Taking Care of Yourself and Your Team!
Kaitlin and Laura take you on a professional development journey talking about all things food service - staffing - menu planning - culture improvement and so much more.
How do you take care of yourself? How do you take care of your team effectively? Thoughts on a great weekend day to think about. Enjoy
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14min
April 29, 2023 S2E5 | Episode 6 | S2E6 Interviewing a Second Grader!
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S2E5 | Episode 6 | S2E6 Interviewing a Second Grader!
Kaitlin and Laura take you on a professional development journey talking about all things food service - staffing - menu planning - culture improvement and so much more.
Learn about our special guest - MYA - a 2nd grader. We share with you her likes, dislikes, and suggestions for the menu. She talks about why food matters as fuel for the day, and shared her insights on how to make a menu. Enjoy!
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12min
April 15, 2023 S2E5 First Elementary Guest!
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S2E5 | Episode 5 | S2E5 First Elementary Guest!
Kaitlin and Laura take you on a professional development journey talking about all things food service - staffing - menu planning - culture improvement and so much more.
Learn about our first special guest - WILLIAM - a 3rd grader. We take you on some of what is working and suggestions in his world of eating at school. We know kids (our biggest customer) matter and we want to take you on a fun little journey with him navigating through the lunch line! Enjoy!
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19min
April 01, 2023 S2 -E3 - Challenge is now on Us - Kaitlin (Zebra Butts!)
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S2E3 | Episode 3 | Challenge is now on Us - Kaitlin (Zebra Butts!)
Kaitlin and Laura take you on a professional development journey talking about all things food service - staffing - menu planning - culture improvement and so much more.
Learn about Kaitlins OWN PERSONAL transformational hope and change! And yes we talk about Zebra Butts in a ZOOM fun format for you as the audience! ENJOY the professional but relaxed look and feel of this conversation!
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20min
March 26, 2023 S2E2 - Chef Ann Foundation - Get Schools Cooking Amazingness
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S2E2 | Episode 2 | Chef Ann Foundation - Get Schools Cooking Amazingness
Kaitlin and Laura take you on a professional development journey talking about all things food service - staffing - menu planning - culture improvement and so much more.
Learn about Laura's Get Schools Cooking Grant win and experience so far.
Chef Ann Foundation's website for details: https://www.chefannfoundation.org/
Lunch Box: https://www.thelunchbox.org/
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16min
March 20, 2023 Season 2 - Episode 1 - LAC RECAP
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S2E1 | Episode 17 | SNA LAC Recap
Kaitlin and Laura take you on a professional development journey talking about all things food service - staffing - menu planning - culture improvement and so much more.
Revisit Kaitlin’s journey through the Legislative Action Conference.
USDA Open Comments: https://www.fns.usda.gov/cn/fr-020723
Charlie Cook has been delivering independent, non-partisan political analysis as the founder of "The Cook Political Report," deemed by The New York Times as "a newsletter that both parties regard as authoritative."
Marty Makary, MD, MPH: https://www.martymd.com/
Marlon Gordon/NxtGen Network: https://nxtgennetwork.com/about-us/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlon-gordon-3b33b2b2?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
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12min
March 12, 2023 S1E16 | Local Foods | Part 2 | Challenges
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S1E16 | Local Foods Part 2 | Challenges
Kaitlin and Laura take you on a professional development journey talking about all things food service - staffing - menu planning - culture improvement and so much more.
This weeks concept and conversation talk about some of the challenges of brining in local foods to your cafeterias. What works, what we have tried and what our kids LOVE!
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18min
March 05, 2023 S1E5 | Local Foods Part 1 | Benefits
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S1E5 | Local Foods Part 1 | Benefits
Kaitlin and Laura take you on a professional development journey talking about all things food service - staffing - menu planning - culture improvement and so much more.
This weeks concept and conversation talk about some of the benefits of brining in local foods to your cafeterias. What works, what we have tried and what our kids LOVE!
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24min
February 26, 2023 S1E14 | Honesty About Post Covid Burn Out
WELCOME to All things School Nutrition.
S1E14 | Honesty About Post Covid Burn Out
Kaitlin and Laura take you on a professional development journey talking about all things food service - staffing - menu planning - culture improvement and so much more.
This weeks concept and conversation talk about being real with how hard the pandemic was on all School Nutrition Professionals. How do you feel now, what are you doing about it and how can you recover? Will you ever recover? Let us help!
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15min
February 18, 2023 S1E13 | The Importance of School Nutrition Advocacy
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S1E13 | The Importance of School Nutrition Advocacy
Kaitlin and Laura take you on a professional development journey talking about all things food service - staffing - menu planning - culture improvement and so much more.
This weeks concept and conversation talks about the importance of advocating is. We promise you it won't be hard or too much. You can do it! Let us talk you through how easy it really can be and how important it is for us all!
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13min

FAQs about The Sixth Component:

How many episodes does The Sixth Component have?

The podcast currently has 22 episodes available.