Utah Breakfast Expansion Team

Utah Breakfast Expansion Team (UBET) was formed in 2014 in response to the state’s consistently low participation in the School Breakfast Program (SBP); Utah currently ranks last in the nation.

UBET released Starting the Day Right II: Best Practices for Increasing School Breakfast Participation in Utah Schools. This report has updated data for school year 2014-2015, 2015-2016 and 2016-2017.

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In December 2016 UBET released Starting the Day Right: Best Practices for Increasing School Breakfast Participation in Utah Schools. This report describes alternative breakfast delivery models that can help increase school breakfast participation.

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In addition, it provides valuable school breakfast participation data that can help in assessing the success of current School Breakfast Programs. 

Download the School Breakfast Participation Tables 2014-2015

Download Charter School Breakfast Participation Table SY 2014-2015

Eating breakfast at school is associated with:

  • Improved behavior and health
  • Better academic performance in reading, science and math
  • Reduced tardiness and absenteeism
  • Improved nutrition reduced risk of disordered eating, depression, and anxiety
  • Improved food security

UBET is a collaboration of:

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