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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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Smart Snacks are in, big cookies are out

 By Dana Moran on Sep. 15, 2015

When Deputy Editor Dana Moran was a student at Vista Middle School in Ferndale, Wash., the ultimate status snack was a big cookie—which is no longer menued.

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5 colleges with the best food

Sep. 15, 2015

The Princeton Review asked 136,000 students at 380 colleges their candid opinion on everything from their school’s academic rigors to its food.

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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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Utilizing sustainable seafood

By Dana Moran on Sep. 15, 2015

The overuse of fisheries has operators going beyond produce in their sustainability endeavors and turning their efforts toward lakes and oceans.

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Reduce waste with fermented vegetables

Sep. 15, 2015

The University of Montana started playing with fermenting things that people used to throw out—the stems of mushrooms, the gills of portabella mushrooms.

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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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New Sodexo chef hopes to raise the culinary bar

Sep. 15, 2015

The foodservice provider’s new executive chef at Franklin College hopes to improve the cafeteria’s food quality by bringing experience with celebrity chefs and a European education to the job.

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How to use lesser-known fish to cut costs

By Dana Moran on Sep. 15, 2015

When one FSD places his seafood order for the week, the sales rep lets him know what's available at his price point. He labels it "Catch of the Week."

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Use the alphabet to feature produce

Sep. 15, 2015

Every March, to celebrate National Nutrition Month, Windham Raymond School District makes its way through the alphabet by featuring produce from A to Z.

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