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School meals get ugly

 By Becky Schilling on Jun. 02, 2014

The gloves came off last week. After the USDA announced leniency for rules regarding whole-grain pasta, the U.S. House backed a bill that would allow districts to opt out of new school meal pattern regulations if they could prove the rules were a financial burden.

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Schools say healthy food changes are being ignored, some leading to food waste

 Jun. 02, 2014

As Washington debates school lunch standards rolling out across the country, several local school officials said the changes are not very effective in the fight against childhood obesity and in some cases are leading to food waste.

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Participation in school meal programs increase with addition of salad bar, study says

Jun. 02, 2014

Students also eat more produce when a salad bar option is available.

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House panel votes to allow school districts to temporarily opt out of dietary rules

May 30, 2014

Despite White House pressure, the House Appropriations Committee voted Thursday to allow school districts to temporarily opt out of school dietary requirements championed by first lady Michelle Obama.

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Students rebel against healthier school lunch choices

May 30, 2014

Los Angeles Unified, the country’s second-largest school system, is home to more than 650,000 students, and 42 percent of them are overweight or obese. In 2011, the district decided healthier school lunches were the best way to help them not be.

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USDA, School Nutrition Association say reform needed to school lunch rules

May 29, 2014

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the School Nutrition Association (SNA) both struck conciliatory notes Wednesday and told reporters they would be willing to accept compromises beyond the school lunch guideline changes proposed by House Republicans.

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First lady bemoans opposition to her school lunch program

May 29, 2014

First lady Michelle Obama is preparing to defend her school lunch menus from Republicans in Congress who are fighting for a scale-back on regulations.

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Vilsack defends new USDA school nutrition guidelines

May 27, 2014

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack lashed out Thursday against critics seeking to weaken the country's nutrition standards for school lunches, arguing that changes to the successful program would harm millions of students who depend on the meals.

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Dallas schools seek upgrades to entice healthier eating habits

May 23, 2014

Industrial blenders mix up smoothies for students in New York while some schools in California are adding salad bars. In Dallas, campus cafeterias use pass-through coolers and warmers to make sure the food is just right before it's served.

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Hawaii launches Choose Healthy Now campaign

May 22, 2014

Healthier food options are now being offered at several state cafeterias and snack shops across Oahu as part of a new state worksite wellness initiative.

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