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Hospital partners with dining service to deliver on fresh food pledge

 By Bianca N. Herron on Jul. 09, 2015

Staff, patients, and visitors at Frisbie Memorial Hospital now enjoy a farm-to-table dining experience with food made from scratch and without chemicals, additives, and preservatives.

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Vermont summer nutrition programs expand

 Jul. 08, 2015

Vermont children are enjoying summer meals and snacks at 270 locations, up from 141 in 2009, as a result of a partnership between Hunger Free Vermont and the USDA.

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School district plans food-recycling program

Jul. 08, 2015

Starting this fall, Maple Shade School District is expanding its waste disposal options by composting eligible organic matter, from food waste to used paper plates.

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New Jersey school board drops ‘cheese sandwich’ rule for students

Jul. 08, 2015

Cheese sandwiches will no longer be served to students who forget to bring their lunch card to school. Instead, students who forget their cards will be sent to the back of the line to receive the same lunch as their peers.

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Laugh cafe offers seniors food and a smile

Jul. 08, 2015

Admission to the seniors-only cafe event at Sibley Memorial Hospital costs one joke, recited out loud.

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28 salad bars donated to schools across the country

By Bianca N. Herron on Jul. 08, 2015

The United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program’s donation will assist schools with meeting the new school-lunch nutrition standards while empowering students to choose their own fruits and vegetables daily.

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Kansas not taking advantage of federal summer food program

Jul. 07, 2015

Ranked as one of the lowest states providing summer meals to students in need, a Kansas State University nutritionist says the state is not taking advantage of the program as well as it could be.

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Lawmakers step up fight against school lunch rules

Jul. 07, 2015

With the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act expiring in September, Republicans are convening a series of hearings to dial back the controversial nutrition standards.

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Farm-to-school is a “win-win” in Illinois

Jul. 07, 2015

The programs are good because children have access to fresh food and local agriculture gets a boost, according to the executive director of the Illinois Stewardship Alliance.

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Massachusetts alters calculation for low-income students

Jul. 07, 2015

The State Department of Education in Massachusetts will no longer use free and reduced lunch numbers to publicly report school districts’ low-income student populations. Instead, it will derive “economically disadvantaged” numbers based on “direct certification.”

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