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Sodexo launches “Think [CA]” school-lunch program

 By Bianca N. Herron on Sep. 04, 2015

This fall, 41 California school districts will commit to supporting local growers and encouraging students to make nutritionally sound choices.

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Study: Majority of parents fear school cafeterias are dirty

 By Bianca N. Herron on Sep. 02, 2015

Nearly half of working parents say they pack lunch for their children, citing fears that cafeterias are “unclean” or “unsanitary.”

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Child nutrition director: No upcharge for substitution meals

Aug. 28, 2015

The director of child nutrition at Tahlequah Public Schools in Tahlequah, Okla., says if a child has a disability or needs specialty food prescribed by a doctor, the district will accommodate those requests at no extra charge.

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Hospital chef changing views on healthy living

Aug. 26, 2015

Since taking the reins as chef at Major Hospital in Shelbyville, Ind., Mark Weil has been committed to providing and guiding residents toward healthy options.

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College adds free-produce program for students

Aug. 25, 2015

Miami Dade College’s north campus will now offer students free produce, in addition to its established food pantry stocked with non-perishable food items.

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Inside the San Francisco 49ers’ cafeteria

Aug. 21, 2015

During training camp, the football team was encouraged to make conscious eating decisions, with nutritional suggestions hanging over buffet style serving stations in the cafeteria.

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First all-organic public school cafeteria opens in Calif.

Aug. 21, 2015

Students in the Sausalito Marin City School District will be the first in the nation to go 100 percent organic when school begins this year.

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Cleveland Clinic closes McDonald’s in food court

Aug. 19, 2015

“Hospitals should be a role model,” says the clinic’s spokeswoman, Eileen Sheil, explaining the move to rid the premises of the fast-food chain after 20 years.

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Senator calls for school nutrition programs to be renewed, expanded

Aug. 18, 2015

U.S. Senator Kristen Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) pledged her support of child nutrition at a local rally, announcing bipartisan legislation to expand the USDA Summer Food Service Program.

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Nine out 10 Americans want to keep school meals healthy, survey finds

By Bianca N. Herron on Aug. 18, 2015

U.S. citizens overwhelmingly support strong nutrition standards and believe school meals are healthier and on the right track because of them, according to the new survey funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

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