upLIFT
upLIFT was created for you, the child nutrition professional, to provide you with materials to help you LEARN about nutrition, INSPIRE you on what to feed your participants, FEED your participants healthy meals, and TEACH others in your community about your programs!
LEARN
Webinars
The monthly webinar series will focus on sharing relevant nutrition knowledge as well as standout stories from the field on successful service models, inspiring menu ideas, and tips and tricks to implement nutrition initiatives in schools! These webinars are intended to provide you with real, applicable, and helpful information that you can use to operate the best school food service program possible at your sites this year!
Upcoming upLIFT webinar:
| Training Type | Training title & date | registration link |
|---|---|---|
| Live Webinar |
upLIFT Webinar Series - October 2026: Connecting with Local Farms & Farm to School October 20, 2026, 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
Register Here |
Past upLIFT webinars:
Nutrition Knowledge Fact Sheets
This educational resource will feature information on a specific nutrition topic that can be applied to school food service. The educational content of these fact sheets will match the content of the monthly webinar, when applicable.
- September 2026 - What are Macronutrients?
INSPIRE
Find Your Inspiration: upLift Photostream
- View the upLIFT Photostream here
FEED
Taste AZ Promotion
Each month, the Arizona Department of Education Health and Nutrition Services (HNS) will promote an Arizona-grown or available food by releasing an informational resource designed to provide fun facts, availability schedules, and unique recipes.
- July 2026 - Honeydew Melon
- August 2026 - Golden Beets
- September 2026 - Microgreens
Kitchen Creations
The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) was awarded a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Team Nutrition Training Grant that supports the initiation of the Kitchen Creations project. This project specifically focuses on creating standardized recipes for use in school meal programs. All recipes standardized under the grant will feature local and native foods as the primary ingredients.
TEACH
Building Visibilities
September 2026: Advocating for Your School Nutrition Program Matters