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Minnesota to pay schools for increased breakfast participation

 Oct. 09, 2013

The Minnesota School Breakfast Challenge to award 30 schools for bumping up breakfast counts for low-income students.

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October 2013: Recipes

 Oct. 07, 2013

Click through a Snapshots of all the recipes for the October 2013 issue. This month features mocktails, signature desserts, turkey recipes and more.

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Seven South Bay schools to cut their lunchtime trash by 70 percent

Oct. 07, 2013

The Los Angeles County’s third annual Trash-Free Lunch Challenge welcomes seven schools to the competition.

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April Bechel, R.D.

Oct. 07, 2013

April Bechel, director of food and nutrition services, Hastings ISD, Minnesota, has created menus that meet the new school meal pattern. She has also applied for and managed the entire USDA Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Grant program.&nb

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Confessions of Jessica Shelly

By Becky Schilling on Oct. 07, 2013

Jessica Shelly, food services director at Cincinnati Public Schools, doesn’t get celebrity reality shows, wouldn’t travel back in time if given the option and admires Walt Disney. 

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VA school district takes all-beef burgers off the menu

Oct. 07, 2013

Twenty-six ingredient burger back on the menu after student complaints.

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Building a Better Breakfast Program

By Michele Deppe on Oct. 07, 2013

When it comes to promoting the morning meal, creative solutions can be found in large revamps or small strategies. This month FSD talked with six operators to find out what they’ve done to sell breakfast. 

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Meatless Monday Muddle

By Paul King on Oct. 07, 2013

The Meatless Mondays campaign celebrated its 10th anniversary this year with a minimum of fanfare. But while the media largely ignored the milestone they certainly haven’t ignored the concept. There were events, both good and bad, that held the medi

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PA school district uses cafeteria fund for electronic lunch system

Oct. 07, 2013

District nixed plan to pass surcharge for credit card payment to parents.

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Jessica Shelly: Passionate producer

By Becky Schilling on Oct. 07, 2013

During a trying time for school foodservice, Jessica Shelly is nothing but excited, especially about the challenges. Shelly is the food services director at Cincinnati Public Schools, which in 1898 became the first large school district to offer meals thr

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