CHICAGO – This year, Nutri-Grain is giving that tired tradition a well-earned upgrade with the Nutri-Grain Lounge: a fully decked-out teacher's lounge on wheels, designed to give teachers a moment to pause, recharge, and reset amid the back-to-school frenzy.
Nutri-Grain has always been a snack for people who keep going — and teachers are the definition. But with 62% of K–12 educators reporting frequent job-related stress and more than half feeling burned out (RAND Corporation, 2025), back-to-school feels less like a season and more like a marathon.
Beginning today, students, parents, and fans alike can head to @NutriGrain on Instagram to nominate their local high school for a chance to win a surprise Nutri-Grain Lounge visit this September. A dull apple is the only price of entry to experience a world-class lounge stocked with everything teachers actually want. Students can bring one in for their teachers, or teachers can bring one themselves — and Nutri-Grain will handle the rest.
The Nutri-Grain Lounge is everything the breakroom wishes it could be: high-quality espresso drinks, cozy recliners, foot massagers, ambient lighting, ASMR soundscapes — and front and center, craveworthy Nutri-Grain bars, now with 10 grams of whole grains, 10 essential vitamins and minerals, and the delicious, hardworking goodness that keeps teachers going.
"Teachers give so much of themselves during back-to-school and rarely get the space to recharge," said Eileen Flaherty-Yao, brand marketing director at Kellanova. "Nutri-Grain has a long history of showing up for educators, but this year we wanted to take that support even further — with an experience that feels personal, energizing, and deeply deserved."
To ensure this moment reaches beyond one winning school, Nutri-Grain will also donate $10,000 to DonorsChoose, supporting teachers in need across the country.
The nomination window is open through August 22, and one high school will be selected to receive the Nutri-Grain Lounge experience this September.
To nominate, visit @NutriGrain on Instagram and comment on the official Nutri-Grain Lounge post with the school name, city, state, and hashtag #NutriGrainLoungeContestEntry.
For more information and full contest rules, visit nutrigrain.com/backtoschool.
