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Student’s letter leads to new item on lunch menu

 Mar. 20, 2015

A letter and recipe from a first grader led to a new item being added to the school lunch menu – pigs in a blanket.

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Allergen-free serveries address growing concern for students

 Mar. 20, 2015

As students become more open to discussing food allergies, universities are beginning to take a proactive approach to addressing students’ dietary needs by creating allergen-free stations to prevent cross-contamination.

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Plan to curb school meal options for sake of budget under fire

Mar. 19, 2015

A plan by Boston public schools to cut costs by reducing the variety and number of food offerings is raising concerns among parents and foodservice employees, worried students won’t find anything they like to eat.

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Top 100 school-district cafeterias

Mar. 18, 2015

Niche.com has ranked the top 100 school districts in the nation based on their cafeteria offerings. A high ranking is gained by offering a variety of healthy, quality food options with dietary accommodations.

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Community’s newest eatery inside hospital

Mar. 17, 2015

The newest community dining experience is Café 1007 at Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital, offering fine dining, healthful dishes and a full-service salad bar.

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Borrow from the chains

Mar. 17, 2015

To combat the reduction in student customers due to the new USDA regulations, I studied what restaurants most children frequent.

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Less meat, more plant-based meals on hospital menus

Mar. 17, 2015

As the Meatless Monday trend continues to grow, one medical center hosted a vegan workshop in partnership with the Humane Society of the United States.

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Hospital teams up with provider to go both local and healthful

Mar. 17, 2015

A Portland, Maine-based hospital is partnering with a local pizza manufacturer to support the local economy and patients’ health at the same time.

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Why are 64 percent of schools not serving local food?

Mar. 16, 2015

In USDA’s first Farm-to-School Census, 36 percent of schools reported serving local foods to students from spring 2011 through spring 2013.

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PHOTOS: A look inside Facebook’s New York cafeteria

Mar. 16, 2015

Take a look inside Facebook’s New York cafeteria. The seating is arranged like that of a school, but the food is definitely not for children – offering meat carving and kombucha stations.

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