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Calif. school district hires health consultants

 Sep. 15, 2015

The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District hired a couple of consultants to evaluate students and educate their families about obesity, diet and other lifestyle issues.

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Invite the circus to promote nutrition

 Sep. 15, 2015

To generate student excitement, San Diego Unified School District had its schools apply in a raffle to have the local circus perform at a general assembly.

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How to deal with dairy allergies

By Patricia Cobe on Sep. 15, 2015

Cow’s milk is the most common food allergy among babies and young children—2.5 percent of the population experience an adverse reaction, says the CDC.

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10 ideas: How to get students to empty their trays

By Lisa Arnett on Sep. 15, 2015

From crafting fun packaging to involving students in taste tests, K-12 operators share their best practices for reducing cost and food waste.

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Assisted-living center puts residents on Mediterranean diet

Sep. 15, 2015

The meal plan is more about filling residents with tasty, good-for-you foods that promote heart and brain health than it is about calorie restriction, officials say.

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Longer lunch period encourages students to eat healthier meals, survey says

By Bianca N. Herron on Sep. 14, 2015

A recent study found that children in schools with shorter lunch periods tend to eat less and throw away more food.

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University debuts on-campus food pantry

Sep. 14, 2015

The University of South Florida’s food pantry opened September 1 for students struggling to secure a meal.

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School finds breakfast in the classroom promotes activity

Sep. 11, 2015

Lockwood School officials say they’ve encouraged the activity part of fighting obesity by adding breakfast in the classroom, sparing students the choice of either eating before school or playing outside.

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Univ. of Buffalo students best at making healthy-meal choices, survey says

Sep. 10, 2015

A new GrubHub study of college students’ takeout eating habits has ranked UB students first among the student bodies of 100 universities in making healthy food choices.

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Nutritionist compares school lunch menu to packed lunches

Sep. 08, 2015

Although Tami Hulcher liked that there were more fruits and vegetables on Henrico County Public Schools’ lunch menu, she didn’t like everything she saw.

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