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4 cookbooks for inspired menus

Making room on your bookshelf can pay off when it comes to menu inspiration. Here, FSDs share the books that elevated their menuing to the next level.

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Best school districts for food quality

Cambridge Public Schools in Massachusetts and Vashon Island School District in Washington top Niche’s 2016 list of districts with the best food.

Officials say the effort allows students to choose their own produce, contributing to good habits.

Officials in the New Jersey and Michigan districts have responded by shutting off water supplies in some schools and transitioning to bottled water.

The food cart aims to provide alternative meal options for students who want to leave campus for lunch, officials say.

Students can win prizes by participating in the 20/20 Fruit and Veggie contest, which encourages healthy eating habits, officials say.

Officials hope ‘Dine and Dash’ will provide on-the-go students with more meal options before and during school.

Stanley Regional Hospital's executive chef decided to make Friday night pizza a little less bready with more good stuff, leading to cauliflower pizza.

More than 400 students recently sampled potential menu items, including egg rolls, breakfast breads and apple pie.

The proposed legislation would require school districts to locally source 10 percent of their food by December 2019.

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