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Stay the course on school lunches, retired brass say

 Sep. 18, 2014

About seven in 10 young adults are ineligible for military service, according to a new report from a group that is pushing school nutrition standards as a way to improve that situation.

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Iowa district’s central bakery helps reduce costs

 Sep. 17, 2014

By 7 a.m., the small crew at the bakery in the Davenport Community School District’s Davenport Learning Center already has been hard at work.

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See 16 school lunches from around the world

Sep. 17, 2014

Fried fish, dried seaweed, tomatoes, miso soup with potatoes, rice in a metal container, served with milk.

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More variety, healthier options coming to Riverhead cafeterias

Sep. 16, 2014

Within the next couple years, all of Riverhead School District’s students will receive a wider variety of fresher, healthier and tastier meals.

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Florida district: Pay up if you want to leave campus for lunch

Sep. 16, 2014

That’s what Seabreeze High School is telling students, though not just in the cafeteria — students who want to leave campus for lunch are asked to pay a $20 fee annually.

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Puddings and custards

By Marygrace Taylor on Sep. 16, 2014

Visually, puddings and custards might not be as impressive as petits fours or multi-tiered cakes, but these humble sweets are true workhorses in the kitchen.

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Two private schools benefit from opting out of federal lunch program

Sep. 15, 2014

Meals are a bit tastier this year at two local parochial schools that have opted out of federal funding for lunch.

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Schools’ meat-free Mondays draws ire from Texas state official

Sep. 15, 2014

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples is raising objections to a school district pilot program that encourages kids to eat meatless lunches once a week.

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Manufacturers increasing sales of healthy items

Sep. 12, 2014

The study comes from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, which in 2011 signed an industry agreement with 14 food manufacturers and three GPOs to “develop, produce and market healthier food products for schools at competitive prices,” according to the report.

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Wayzata high schools drop out of National School Lunch Program

Sep. 11, 2014

Any parent will tell you that trying to get kids to eat healthier is tricky business, particularly for teenagers.

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