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Students save 483 pounds of food waste in one week

May 07, 2015

Students in a Chicago suburb found they could save nearly 500 pounds of cafeteria food waste from landfills by sorting and taking it to a composting site.

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Association for Healthcare Foodservice to honor two directors of nutrition, chef at annual conference

By Bianca N. Herron on May 07, 2015

Deedra Hoffart, Tony Almeida and Timothy Gee are the recipients of three prestigious awards to be presented at AHF’s conference in Salt Lake City.

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Florida schools let students taste and choose lunch

May 07, 2015

The strawberry French toast and smoothies were among favorites Hillsborough County School students tested and approved for next school year.

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Fighting child obesity through nutrition

May 07, 2015

The Tucson Village Farm teaches an average of 12 schools per-month the value of fresh ingredients and demonstrates how much sugar and fat are in children’s meals.

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Louisiana food bank feeds hundreds of hungry kids through initiative

May 06, 2015

The Backpack Program gives 500-children that are chronically hungry a backpack full of food for a weekend.

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Schools that served years-old pork hold food safety meeting

May 06, 2015

Knox County Schools officials held a meeting to ease parents’ minds about food safety and preparation following an incident in which students were served old pork, some of which dated back to 2009.

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