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Photograph your work, post on social media

 Mar. 27, 2015

After several members of our staff attended a class on smartphone photography, we came back and trained the rest of our staff to take pictures of the plates they prepare.

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2015 K-12 Census: USDA regulations continue to confound schools

 By Paul King on Mar. 26, 2015

A recent survey of its members by the School Nutrition Association revealed that many operators are facing moderate to serious challenges in meeting the stricter nutritional requirements set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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Biting the hand

By Paul King on Mar. 26, 2015

It’s hypocritical to take government money and then suggest, as one school official did, that the government should not expect accountability.

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Physicians group seeks to ban fast food from hospitals

Mar. 25, 2015

The latest report from a nonprofit physicians group suggests an unhealthy relationship between fast food chains and some hospitals.

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District feels heat after ‘segregating’ students in cafeteria lines

Mar. 25, 2015

The district’s superintendent apologized after a high school cafeteria manager created two serving lines and barred students receiving free or reduced-price lunch from one of them.

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Outsourcing one district’s solution to school meal dilemma

Mar. 25, 2015

In one New Jersey school district, a foodservice contractor has solved the problem of serving school meals that satisfy both government mandates and students’s appetites.

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Backpack program helps students facing food insecurity

Mar. 23, 2015

New initiative supplies students in need with four meals and snacks every Friday to help keep them fed over the weekend.

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Rats possible in high school cafeteria

Mar. 23, 2015

San Diego Unified School District is investigating a rat problem after an employee in one high school found large amounts of rodent droppings in the cafeteria and other locations.

Steal This Idea

Say it with photos

Mar. 20, 2015

We invested in a nice camera and sent several people to an affordable food photography class.

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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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