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Jennifer McFarland, R.D.

 Jan. 08, 2013

The district had very low participation before Jennifer McFarland, director of food and nutrition services, arrived at Center Grove Community School Corp. in Greenwood, Ind., according to Rose Smith, assistant director of food and nutrition services.

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Breakfast foods not an all-day affair

Jan. 08, 2013

The majority of schools reserve breakfast foods for only the morning meal, according to research from The Big Picture.

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Snacks marketed to kids not getting healthier, study says

Jan. 08, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission’s new study founds kids’ snacks showed little nutritional improvement between 2006 and 2009; cereals were “least nutritious.”

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Texas schools get major cafeteria upgrades with bond

Jan. 07, 2013

Renovations will take campuses from open lunch to closed.

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Contract survives legal challenge in San Francisco schools

Jan. 07, 2013

Revolution Foods will be new foodservice provider despite legal questions by predecessor.

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Connecticut schools struggle with health inspections

Jan. 07, 2013

Even affluent districts have been fighting poor health reports.

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Philly, LA show small drops in child obesity

Jan. 03, 2013

Drops are small but still significant in the war against weight.

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Set An Example

Dec. 21, 2012

I wanted to show—not just tell—people how healthy our school meals are. So I started my own personal weight-loss journey. I eat school breakfast and lunch every day and I use MyPlate guidelines when creating dinners. I’m also walking. So

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Marketing Push

Dec. 21, 2012

The USDA requires we post signage showing the choices and food groups. All materials available were using MyPlate. We replaced the plate with a photo of our tray. We focused on “Build Your Own Tray,” rather than MyPlate. Because we offer so ma

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Students resist healthy menus in Maryland

Dec. 20, 2012

Snack line is most popular after meal reg changes.

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