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Congressman: One-size-fits-all lunch rules are recipe for disaster

 Apr. 21, 2015

An Indiana Congressman is seeing a lot of food being thrown away in school cafeterias due to ‘the stupidity of [federal] regulations.’

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College runs alcohol pilot program at baseball games

 Apr. 21, 2015

One Texas college is running a pilot program, selling beer and wine at a number of home baseball games.

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USDA to offer Greek yogurt in schools nationwide

Apr. 21, 2015

Starting this fall the U.S. Department of Agriculture will offer Greek yogurt as a meat alternative in school lunches.

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Senior living center shifts dining to align with wellness

Apr. 20, 2015

One senior living organization is rethinking dining operations, taking a restaurant-style approach while also promoting green causes and community interaction.

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School districts, parents at odds over breakfast in classroom

Apr. 20, 2015

Some parents and teachers say the free meal takes up class time and wastes food by serving students who don’t want or need it.

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Wake Forest teams up with Aramark to promote sustainability

Apr. 17, 2015

The contractor and the University Dining Commission are collaborating on an initiative to rethink the college eating experience.

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Pam Anderson, PETA praise jail for going meat-free

Apr. 17, 2015

Pamela Anderson and PETA are praising a jail that has gone completely meat-free, serving only vegetarian meals to prisoners.

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Students aren’t eating the healthier, free meals

Apr. 16, 2015

Although free lunches are available to all students in Wilkes County, more students are not taking advantage due to their dissatisfaction with food served under the new federal nutrition guidelines—resulting in the program losing money.

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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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