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Sugary beverages on way out at Wisconsin hospital

 Oct. 31, 2014

UW Health plans to stop selling sugar-sweetened beverages by the end of the year, becoming one of the first health care organizations in Wisconsin to eliminate sugary drinks as a way to encourage patients, employees and visitors to consume healthier alternatives.

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Toledo hospitals take wellness seriously

 Oct. 30, 2014

In an effort to combat obesity and to stand out in a competitive medical market, Toledo-area hospitals are looking for ways to offer healthier, tastier food options to patients, employees, and visitors.

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Nebraska school district makes heathy lunches work

Oct. 29, 2014

As the Atlantic reports, the Lincoln Public School System (LPS) in Lincoln, Nebraska “has gone above and beyond the legal requirements, dishing out a daily vegetable smorgasbord.

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Hydroponic farm excites tenants of NYC senior residence

Oct. 29, 2014

For 40 years, the rooftop of the Hargrave House has been closed to tenants, its views of Central Park and the neighborhood's mosaic of buildings unappreciated by the low- to middle-income seniors who live there.

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Hospitals participate in Food Day

Oct. 27, 2014

To celebrate Food Day 2014, 352 hospitals in the U.S. planned to serve at least one meat or poultry item raised without the routine use of antibiotics, according to Health Care Without Harm (HCWH).

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Alabama middle school tests new menu items

Oct. 27, 2014

Students at Discovery Middle School won't just determine the future by what they're learning in classrooms, they're determining what children across the state will eat by what they're learning in lunchrooms.

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Vermont struggles to get local dairy and beef into schools

Oct. 23, 2014

The Vermont Agency of Agriculture reports that 870 cow dairies produce 2.6 billion pounds of milk annually, along with dairy beef from an estimated 26,400 to 33,000 cows.

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Healthier environments

Oct. 23, 2014

We just got a grant that will be for 1- to 5-year-olds so that we can work with the county health department to do some outreach at area supermarkets to help them market their healthier items.

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Healthy choice

By Marygrace Taylor on Oct. 23, 2014

Rather than bore students with dry stats on calories and fat, Wesley Delbridge, R.D., food & nutrition director for Phoenix’s Chandler Unified School District, is turning healthy eating into a game.

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2014 K-12 Census: Breakfast regs causing fewer problems than lunch

By Becky Schilling on Oct. 23, 2014

New breakfast regulations are easier to meet and are causing fewer negative student reactions than last year's lunch ones. That's borne out by statistics that show participation for the morning meal holding steady in the past two years. This year's K-12 Census Report also looks at the cost per meal, participation levels and the new competitive foods rules.

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