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Spending $17K on custom chef’s table ‘a mistake’: University

 By FSD Staff on May 02, 2016

The University of New Hampshire is taking heat from students who pointed out that the light-up table aimed at showcasing healthy food prep cost almost as much as a full year’s tuition.

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University students protest foodservice hours, meal costs

 By FSD Staff on Apr. 26, 2016

A petition with more than 1,000 signatures has circulated on a Mississippi campus, calling for the university to rethink its contract with Aramark.

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NY district opts back into the NSLP due to increasing deficit

By FSD Staff on Apr. 22, 2016

Officials say there was not enough participation to offset the lack of funding received when participating in the federal program.

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Wash. district wants to provide students with 3 free meals daily

By FSD Staff on Apr. 21, 2016

Tukwila School District is seeking federal grant money to provide free breakfast, lunch and dinner to all students, even if they do not qualify for free or reduced-price meals.

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District aims to boost sales with scratch-made meals

By FSD Staff on Apr. 20, 2016

The menu revamp will start next month and seeks to especially impact the high school level, where officials say participation has seen the biggest decline.

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USDA teams up with New Mexico hospitals to provide children with free meals

By FSD Staff on Apr. 19, 2016

Officials say kids also will play games and learn about nutrition.

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Betti Wiggins: Keeping Detroit’s kids healthy

By Lisa Arnett on Apr. 15, 2016

Betti Wiggins is making a difference at Detroit Public Schools by helping facilitate a school garden and helping to bring regional produce to the table.

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Student committee starts campaign for food stamp-friendly campus

By FSD Staff on Apr. 05, 2016

If implemented, UW-Madison students would be able to use food stamps in dining halls and other campus eateries.

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Millions of dollars for senior meals diverted

By FSD Staff on Mar. 29, 2016

A nonprofit contracted to feed the elderly spent more than $3.5 million earmarked for senior meals on other things.

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Hawaii elementary school seeks to reinstate on-site kitchen

By FSD Staff on Mar. 28, 2016

The near $500,000 project would allow the school to cook and prepare food on premise rather than having it trucked in daily.

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