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Gluten-free trend grows

 Jan. 23, 2015

Sixty-five percent of operators say they offer gluten-free items for customers. Sixty-three-percent say they buy the majority of these items from outside vendors.

Operations

Mass. schools, universities share farm-to-school tips

 Jan. 23, 2015

Foodservice professionals and educators attended the 2015 Massachusetts Farm to Cafeteria Conference to learn best practices and share ideas on how to improve their farm-to-school programs.

Operations

Healthy, not stealthy

Jan. 22, 2015

The practice of adding better-for-you items into less nutritionally sound dishes is a practice employed by 46% of operators, according to The Big Picture.

Operations

Two Chicago schools test program to track students’ food choices

Jan. 21, 2015

The Healthy School Meals Realized through Techonology (SMART) Schools is a program designed by preventative medicine experts to track students’ food choices when cafeteria workers scan a student’s identification card and log their food selections. Parents receive a monthly report card that summarizes the food selections that their children have made.

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Study finds kids’ intake of calories, fat increases on days they eat pizza

Jan. 21, 2015

Study published in Pediatrics indicates that children and teens consumed an additional 84 calories and 230 calories, respectively, on days that they eat pizza. However, researchers also indicated that the only time that eating pizza didn’t increase kids’ daily caloric intake is when it was consumed at a school cafeteria. This could be due to schools using healthier ingredients, such as whole-wheat crusts and more vegetables.

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Catering to a healthier crowd

By Marygrace Taylor on Jan. 20, 2015

Fresh produce and lean proteins also form the backbone of healthy catered dishes at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pa., where Director of Dining Services Errol Huffman oversees up to 10 events each day.

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Chicken goes global

By Lindsey Ramsey on Jan. 16, 2015

The conventional wisdom that chicken is boring doesn’t hold much weight with most non-commercial chefs, especially when you consider all the creative ways these operators use the ubiquitous bird on their internationally influenced menus.

Operations

Iowa district strives to become peanut-free

Jan. 15, 2015

For many schools, keeping things like peanuts out of the cafeteria can be next to impossible. But the Gehlen Catholic School District has made it their mission to do just that.

Operations

Study shows multiple factors affecting school lunch participation

Jan. 15, 2015

The number of children participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is changing in ways that reflect events other than changes in nutrition rules, finds a new analysis by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC).

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N.J. schools evaluate cafeteria tables after tragedy

Jan. 15, 2015

In light of the tragic incident that occurred last week in New Milford, South Bergen school districts are taking precautions to ensure student safety and to prevent any fatal injuries.

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