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50 'great ideas' from restaurants

 By FSD Staff on Dec. 15, 2015

Not only are these ideas imaginative and inspiring, they work hard to improve business and drive trends. They are easy to steal for noncommercial as well.

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Let staffers create their own meals

 Dec. 15, 2015

Student employees from India approached a manager at Murray State University and said they would like to do a hot line of authentic Indian food for everyone.

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Video: The fundamentals of feeding IBD patients

By FSD Staff on Dec. 15, 2015

A doctor summarizes the basics.

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Turn healthy eating into a game

Dec. 14, 2015

[To promote healthier eating], Aultman Hospital invites guests to guess the weight of their salad. Guess within a certain range, and it’s free.

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Study: Salad bars in the lunch line encourage produce consumption

By FSD Staff on Dec. 14, 2015

Research published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics suggests that the placement of healthy items can make a huge difference in how likely students are to eat them.

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N.C. district debuts 'Try Day Friday' program

By FSD Staff on Dec. 14, 2015

The initiative allows students to sample new dishes and vote on whether they should be added to the breakfast and lunch menus.

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Cut time with speed-scratch dessert prep

By Patricia Cobe on Dec. 14, 2015

Some operators are going the speed-scratch route, starting with ready-made components and adding fresh ingredients back-of-house to create signature desserts.

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Vegan students petition for university food station

By FSD Staff on Dec. 14, 2015

A group of vegetarian and vegan students at Loyola Marymount University are petitioning Sodexo to install a new food station on campus.

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Student-run cafe to open on campus

By FSD Staff on Dec. 11, 2015

The Colby Café, created by the Colby Coffee Club, will be a student-run cafe that operates six hours per day, Thursday through Sunday nights.

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Okla. district uses ‘blender bikes’ to promote healthy lifestyles

By FSD Staff on Dec. 10, 2015

The blenders, which are powered by pedaling, will be located in high school smoothie bars.

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