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Confessions of Billy Reid

 Aug. 29, 2013

Billy Reid, director of child nutrition services for the Salida Union School District, in California, loves Las Vegas, cherishes his wedding ring and once ate dog ribs. 

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Fewer school districts promote "junk food," soda

 Aug. 28, 2013

One in four districts banned junk food in vending machines last year, according to new survey.

Steal This Idea

Team Nutrition Campaign

Aug. 28, 2013

We started a marketing campaign called Team Nutrition. We wanted to increase our participation but, more important, to reduce the amount of healthy items that kids were throwing away. 

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Schools dropping out of USDA meals program because of new meal regs

Aug. 28, 2013

USDA reacts, saying districts are doing just fine meeting the new rules.

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Soda ban piloted in Seven Fairfax County high schools

Aug. 26, 2013

Soda will be replaced with healthy alternatives in high school vending machines.

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August 2013: Recipes

Aug. 26, 2013

Click through a Snapshots of all the recipes for the August 2013 issue. This month features unqiue sandwiches, salads and more.

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The Windham-Raymond school district adds chef, healthy menu

Aug. 26, 2013

An after-school cooking club is also in the works.

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Buffalo schools work to resolve breakfast in classroom debate

Aug. 26, 2013

The teachers union has issues including cleanliness, hygiene and food quality.

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Minnesota School District Farm-to-Cafeteria Preserves Learning

Aug. 23, 2013

Students at Sibley East Public Schools are no strangers to the pickling process. With their own garden on school grounds, the high school students plant and tend to a variety of vegetables that are later picked and preserved for future use—often ext

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Fewer kids ate lunch under first year of new meal pattern

Aug. 22, 2013

Breakfast participation, however, saw an increase.

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