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Making gluten-free items in house

 May 13, 2013

Twenty-two percent of operators make the majority of the gluten-free items they serve in house, according to The Big Picture research. For that 22%, soups were the most common gluten-free menu option made in house, while bread was the least likely.

Workforce

Denying Kids Lunch? Not Cool, Whitsons Says

 By Paul King on May 13, 2013

The controversy over unpaid lunch accounts hit a low last month when several foodservice employees in the Attleboro (Mass.) School District were disciplined for denying children lunch because they had no money in their prepaid accounts. The workers were e

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Training gears up foodservice team for next school year

May 13, 2013

Calif. district spends time on fruit and veggie prep and plans for Farm to School.

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2013 Goldies: Flik Independent School Dining, Rye Brook, N.Y.

By Lindsey Ramsey on May 12, 2013

Schools are places of learning, and the cafeteria is no exception. With Flik Independent School Dining’s Traveling Flavors program, students fill their bellies—and brains—with international food and learning.

Menu

Comfort Foods, European Style

By Kate Parham Kordsmeier on May 11, 2013

There’s a reason people call certain dishes comfort food. European classics like beef bourguignon and shepherd’s pie bring diners feelings of home, happiness, tradition and family. Here are four ideas for new takes on classic European dishes.

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Open-campus policy eats away at school nutrition effort

May 09, 2013

Healthy menus don't mean much when students can leave campus for lunch.

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District apologizes for serving cheese sandwiches

May 09, 2013

State education officials have pledged to help Barbour serve healthier options in the future.

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Mass. director secures $24,000 in grants for foodservice program

May 08, 2013

Grants will be used to improve foodservice equipment.

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Public OK with limiting unhealthy food in schools

May 08, 2013

There has been a lot of discussion since last year’s implementation of the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act about what types of foods should be served in schools.

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Student's grant helps greenhouse provide local herbs to district

May 08, 2013

Nutrition department has been able to purchase $25 pounds of herbs from program.

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