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State passes bill allowing schools to drop nutrition guidelines without penalty

 Apr. 16, 2015

Tennessee has passed a bill opponents are calling ‘starve the children’, which allows school boards to opt out of the National Food Lunch Program without penalty from the state.

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State selects school as pilot for new lunchroom program

 Apr. 16, 2015

A school in Pennsylvania will serve as a Smarter Lunchrooms pilot site—a low-cost research-based initiative from Cornell University encouraging students to eat healthier at school.

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Anti-meat activists tap social media to force fast food out of hospitals

By Katie Fanuko on Apr. 14, 2015

The pro-vegan Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is asking the public to pressure a pediatrics facility into dropping McDonald’s.

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iPads offer prompt, fresh food for patients

Apr. 14, 2015

Patients at a new Georgia medical center campus are able to get fresh, cooked-to-order food with the tap of a finger on an iPad.

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5 takeaways from MenuDirections 2015

Apr. 13, 2015

From barbecue and beans to mushrooms and tapas, there was a lot of food—and food for thought—passed around at the 13th annual MenuDirections conference.

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Sweet and healthy: Natural sweeteners

By Lindsey Ramsey on Apr. 13, 2015

With a goal of making menus healthier, operators across all market segments are increasingly turning to alternative sweeteners such as honey, maple syrup and agave to reduce their reliance on granulated white sugar.

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College shifts students’ perspective on campus dining

Apr. 13, 2015

At Lebanon Valley College in Annville, Pa., an academic initiative called E.A.T. is encouraging students to be more mindful of what they eat.

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More schools are feeding hungry children

Apr. 13, 2015

The schoolhouse is becoming the new cookhouse. In the U.S., 1 in 5 households with children are considered food insecure.

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Save the salads

Apr. 13, 2015

On Friday, when we break down our salad bar, we freeze 75 percent of the items for use in soups and other dishes.

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MenuDirections: Pushing boundaries 2015

Apr. 13, 2015

Memphis, Tenn., was the site of the 13th annual MenuDirections conference. As you might expect, pork and barbecue played an important role in the event.

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