March is here, and along with it come hints of spring and National Nutrition Month® (NNM). The California Cling Peach Board (CCPB) is dedicating this issue of The Peach Press to NNM in celebration of your commitment to students’ health. We know that ultimately your work helps teach healthy eating habits that will last a lifetime.

In this issue you’ll find an informative profile on CCPB Nutrition Advisory Panel member, Marion MacArthur from Mt. Diablo Unified School District , as well as a recipe for an easy and crowd-pleasing smoothie, sure to delight students in your district. You’ll also enjoy reading our Director-to Director column in which Diane Wegner Deshler explains the exciting new materials the CCPB has been working on developing.

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At Mt. Diablo Unified School District, the goal is to have every day of learning start off with a healthy breakfast.

A district with a population of 36,000, Mt. Diablo serves nearly 1,600 after-school snacks, 13,000 lunches and 3,500 breakfasts per day.

Trying to increase the number of breakfasts served is this year’s mission for Mt. Diablo Unified. Marion MacArthur, Food Service Supervisor for the District has challenged all schools to increase their breakfast participation. Kathleen Corrigan, Food Service Director, joined Marion to kick off the school year by presenting a training to school principals and other District administrators that explained the research linking breakfast to learning.

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