{"id":37328,"date":"2019-09-24T12:50:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T17:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.incredibleegg.org\/?post_type=news&p=37328"},"modified":"2023-06-20T12:51:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T17:51:36","slug":"iowa-governor-and-deputy-secretary-of-agriculture-to-speak-at-eat-better-learn-better-celebration","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.incredibleegg.org\/about-us\/newsroom\/iowa-governor-and-deputy-secretary-of-agriculture-to-speak-at-eat-better-learn-better-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Iowa Governor and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture to Speak at Eat Better. Learn Better Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

American Egg Board and Iowa Egg Council Highlight Nutrition with Des Moines Public Schools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

CHICAGO (Sept. 24, 2019)<\/strong> \u2014 Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and Iowa Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Julie Kenney will be featured speakers at the 2019 Eat Better. Learn Better Celebration \u2014 a two-day event highlighting the importance of good nutrition for students, presented by the American Egg Board with Des Moines Public Schools and the Iowa Egg Council. Taking place Sept. 26 & 27 at two schools in the district, the Eat Better. Learn Better Celebration will engage students, faculty and more than 300 school nutrition professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAmerica\u2019s egg farmers proudly support the efforts of school nutrition professionals across the nation to help students eat better so that they learn better. And Des Moines Public Schools is doing this important job particularly well,\u201d said American Egg Board President & CEO Anne L. Alonzo. \u201cThat Governor Reynolds and Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Kenney are taking time to join us reflects just how much the state of Iowa and Iowans care about proper nutrition for their students.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Eat Better. Learn Better Celebration highlights a school district that has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to nutritional excellence and menu innovation. The event also aims to support the district\u2019s efforts to educate the influencers in a student\u2019s life \u2014 parents, teachers and school nutrition staff \u2014 about the importance of protein at breakfast to students\u2019 well-being and academic success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) Food & Nutrition Program was selected this year from 35 applicants to the American Egg Board\u2019s Eggcellence in School Menu Innovation program. DMPS recently expanded Breakfast in the Classroom and has been innovating with eggs on the menu. The district, comprised of 33,000 students, serves approximately 36,000 meals a day. Eggs are served at all of its 63 schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur team has worked hard to continually expand student access to nutritious and delicious school meals, and it\u2019s incredible that our efforts have been recognized by state and national leaders in the industry, the American Egg Board and, now, by the Governor of Iowa and Iowa\u2019s Deputy Secretary of Agriculture,\u201d said Amanda Miller, DMPS Director of Food and Nutrition. \u201cThis celebration will be a great way to commemorate that effort and showcase it to students, teachers and the Des Moines community at large.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celebration Details<\/strong><\/em>
The two-day event will start at Moore Elementary, where the AEB will engage students from kindergarten to fifth grade with educational activities around nutrition and eggs with help from STEM Shelly, one of The Incredible Egg mascots. From yoga to the school garden and more, these interactive activity stations will take place from 8:20 to 10:45 a.m. The day will close with an egg-centric lunch, featuring a STEM Shelly meet-and-greet with the kids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The event continues on Sept. 27 with an educational training from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at North High School for more than 300 school nutrition personnel to discuss egg nutrition, spark culinary ideation and showcase social media best practices to help staff promote school nutrition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n