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Becky Ellis: Community partner

 By Paul King on Feb. 26, 2014

FSD of the Month, February 2014: Becky Ellis has enhanced the foodservice program at Carilion Clinic by enhancing patient foodservice.

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Gluten-free in house

 Feb. 24, 2014

Recent renovations to our Central Food Facility have allowed us to design a gluten-free kitchen and create our own specially formulated gluten-free flour.

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New USDA guideline requires lower sodium in school lunches

Feb. 10, 2014

Over the past two years the USDA has implemented strict guidelines in an effort to make school lunches more healthy, and they are about to get more strict.

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A preview of Georgia Tech's dining services

Feb. 10, 2014

The dull, off-white plates, bent silverware, slick floors and sticky tables are characteristic of Tech’s Dining Services.

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Promoting health

By Marygrace Taylor on Feb. 10, 2014

Call it a wellness meal, wholesome option or even a spa plate. Whatever the name, many non-commercial operators are working to meet the demands of increasingly health-conscious eaters by developing and promoting lower-calorie, higher-nutrient menus.

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Chicagoland school district debates unhealthy options

Feb. 06, 2014

By offering lots of menu choices — including soda — in cafeterias in Glenbrook High School District 225, officials hope students will stay in for lunch and boost the meals program.

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Portland school board will not ban peanuts

Feb. 06, 2014

Prepackaged peanut butter and jelly sandwiches will stay on the menu at Portland’s Beverly Cleary school, despite a push to make the school peanut-free.

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Hospital's Hearts Around the World event features European cuisine

Feb. 03, 2014

All proceeds from the “Hearts Around the World” event go toward the hospital's Heart and Lung Institute.

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Carnegie Mellon University offers healthier food items

Jan. 30, 2014

In the January 2014 issue of Dining Dish, Housing and Dining Services announced two important changes to the healthy food options on campus: extended hours at Evgefstos and new healthy menu options available at The Underground.

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Operators react to lifting of protein, grain maxes

By Becky Schilling on Jan. 30, 2014

Last month the USDA permanently lifted the regulation that set maximums for the amount of grain and protein that could be served each week in school lunches.

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