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Hospital joins healthy foods initiative

 Jul. 17, 2015

Kiowa County Memorial Hospital has joined 75 Kansas hospitals pledging to the Kansas Hospital Association to examine food and beverage practices.

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Top takeaways from the School Nutrition Association’s Annual National Conference

 By Dana Moran on Jul. 16, 2015

Here are the four biggest takeaways from spending three days in the company of our nation's lunch ladies (and gentlemen).

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New dining standards proposed for skilled-nursing facilities

By Bianca N. Herron on Jul. 15, 2015

The proposed changes reflect a growing trend in senior living—to provide a greater variety of foods that are made with higher-quality ingredients and that cater to residents’ religious and cultural preferences, as well as their nutritional needs.

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Hospital revamps food-delivery service

Jul. 14, 2015

Vidant Medical Center is offering a new program called “At Your Request,” a hotel-style room service where patients can call a center at any time during the day, hear all of the meal options and order the items they want.

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18 best college dining halls

Jul. 14, 2015

BestColleges.com has ranked the 18 best dining halls in the nation according to taste, health and dietary preference.

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Cooking risotto under pressure

Jul. 13, 2015

Adding some pressure can help speed up the risotto-making process according to Steven Miller, director of culinary operations at Cornell University.

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Top 5 ballpark foods of 2015

Jul. 13, 2015

For deep-fried delicacies this summer, diners need look no further than their local baseball stadium. Here’s a roundup of 2015’s best new ballpark foods.

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Bringing veggies to healthy meatloaf

By Dana Moran on Jul. 13, 2015

Kim Smith's Brain Healthy Cooking guidelines have found a way to keep the meat in meatloaf while introducing more produce, grains and other ingredients.

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Foodservice takes on animal welfare

By Erin Gibbons on Jul. 13, 2015

When Boston University students lobbied the school to serve only cage-free eggs on campus, the university agreed to change its buying practices.

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Reduce waste with salad-dressing shooters

Jul. 13, 2015

During the 2015 MenuDirections Awards Dinner, our salad course was served with individual salad-dressing “shooters” [instead of one vessel for the table].

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