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Cooking classes for students

 Nov. 06, 2014

During National Nutrition Month, we hosted a series of four cooking classes for students called In the Kitchen.

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Florida agency helps schools set nutrition standards

 Nov. 06, 2014

Although a number of school districts around the U.S. have abandoned new United States Department of Agriculture meal pattern nutritional guidelines because students have loudly rejected the notion of healthier food, Florida has led the way in successfully promoting the idea that better food leads to better performance in the classroom.

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Central College focuses on Iowa food

Nov. 06, 2014

One of Phillips' biggest projects in his short tenure as director was a recent All-Iowa Day event, where nearly all the food was prepared with product from purveyors within 20 miles of Pella.

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Arizona State sets “waste-free” goal of 2015

Nov. 05, 2014

With the hustle and bustle of over 80,000 students, workers, and faculty at Arizona State University — one of the nation’s largest universities — making it through one day without waste is nearly impossible.

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Around the world in eight events

Nov. 05, 2014

Students, staff and community members at the Florida Institute of Technology (Florida Tech), in Melbourne, won’t need a passport to experience the flavors of the world—they can just attend one of the eight International Dining Series events put on by Campus Dining Services throughout the academic year.

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A big yabba dabba to-do at Caltech

Nov. 05, 2014

In an outdoor event this past spring, the dining services team at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), in Pasadena, paid homage to the classic cartoon, “The Flintstones,” in a celebration fit for a caveman.

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Getting the message straight

Nov. 04, 2014

We have an electronic e-newsletter that we send out to our teachers to tell them about what’s going on in our program and update them on the new regulations.

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Food truck replaces dining hall at Ohio U.

Nov. 04, 2014

Ohio University soon will look to get in on that food-on-wheels action in the form of a food truck called the "The Hungry Cat."

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Bowdoin College offers incentive to recover “stolen” tableware

Nov. 03, 2014

Each academic year, Bowdoin Dining Services loses roughly 960 knives, 1800 forks, 2400 spoons, 800 mugs and 1500 cups.

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Sugary beverages on way out at Wisconsin hospital

Oct. 31, 2014

UW Health plans to stop selling sugar-sweetened beverages by the end of the year, becoming one of the first health care organizations in Wisconsin to eliminate sugary drinks as a way to encourage patients, employees and visitors to consume healthier alternatives.

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