NutriSmart Snax is your quick, flavorful bite of nutrition know-how! In each short, snack-sized episode, we serve up practical tips, fresh ideas, and smart strategies to help schools, parents, and busy professionals make healthier food choices without the overwhelm. Whether it’s the latest in school nutrition, creative meal ideas, or simple ways to boost wellness on the go, NutriSmart Snax delivers the info you need—fast, fun, and easy to digest.
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Feeding Kids, Not Landfills: Rethinking School Food Waste with Rust Belt Riders
We're in the business of feeding kids, not landfills! 🌱
What if the food scraps from your school cafeteria could become nutrient-rich soil, reduce waste disposal costs, and teach students valuable lessons about sustainability?
On this episode of NutriSmart SNAX, host Maureen Pisanick sits down with Nolan from Rust Belt Riders to talk trash. Literally!
Discover how Northeast Ohio schools are making a big impact through composting, including:
♻️ Shaker Heights Schools: Over 12,000 pounds of food scraps diverted from landfills.
♻️ Brecksville-Broadview Heights Schools: Over 9,500 pounds diverted.
♻️ Magnificat High School: Over 16,000 pounds diverted.
That's more than 37,500 pounds of food waste diverted during the 2025–2026 school year by just three school partners!
But this conversation goes beyond the numbers. Maureen and Nolan explore how schools can introduce composting without overwhelming cafeteria staff, potentially save money on trash removal, engage students in environmental education, and connect sustainability efforts with local agriculture and Farm to School initiatives.
Plus, hear how Pisanick Partners teamed up with Rust Belt Riders to incorporate composting into Innovation Academy 2026.
The biggest takeaway? You don't need a massive initiative to make a difference. Start small, rethink what's going into your trash, and turn everyday food scraps into something valuable.
Because sustainability isn't just about feeding students today. It's about building healthier communities for tomorrow.
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Learn more:
🌱 Rust Belt Riders: https://www.rustbeltriders.com (https://www.rustbeltriders.com)
🍎 Pisanick Partners: https://www.pisanickpartners.com (https://www.pisanickpartners.com)
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7 Oct 2026
Better Dairy, Better World: Bringing Local Food to Ohio Schools with Snowville Creamery
October is National Farm to School Month, and we’re celebrating the local farmers, food producers, and partnerships helping connect Ohio students to the food grown and produced in their own communities.
In this episode of NutriSmart SNAX, Maureen Pisanick sits down with Emily Church from Snowville Creamery to talk about what local dairy can bring to school nutrition.
From A2/A2 milk and clean-label dairy to yogurt parfaits, lactose-free cheese, and locally inspired recipes, Emily shares how Snowville is working to make choosing local easier for school nutrition programs. The conversation also explores how schools can use their menus to tell the story behind local food and strengthen connections between students, farmers, and their communities.
Snowville is already working with Ohio schools while partnering with distributors to make local products more accessible to districts across the state.
The biggest takeaway? Small changes make big impacts.
This Farm to School Month, Emily challenges school nutrition professionals to ask a simple question: What can you do this month that makes a difference in your community?
Listen in for practical ideas, local inspiration, and a reminder that Farm to School doesn't have to start big. Sometimes it starts with just one product, one recipe, or one local partnership.
21 Sept 2026
Title: Not Just Meat & Potatoes: School Menu Innovation with Jim from McCain
Potatoes may be a school lunch staple, but there’s a lot more you can do with them than simply serve a side of fries.
On this episode of NutriSmart SNAX, Maureen Pisanick sits down with Jim Copp from McCain Foods to talk about using one of students’ favorite foods to inspire better menus, increase participation, and create new revenue opportunities.
They dig into Smart Snacks and à la carte opportunities, signature fries, loaded potato bars, shepherd’s pie, mashed potato bowls, and other ways to turn a familiar ingredient into something students get excited about. Jim also shares practical tips for keeping fries crispy through multiple lunch periods and discusses product performance, clean-label considerations, and the importance of choosing foods that work in real school kitchens.
It’s a conversation about balancing nutrition, student preferences, operations, and the bottom line - all while remembering one of the most important principles in school nutrition:
“It’s not nutrition unless they eat it.”
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