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New regs causing more food waste in Idaho school

 Nov. 19, 2012

School has 36 pounds more waste than last year.

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Raquel Vazquez

 Nov. 16, 2012

Raquel Vazquez, director of dining services for Chartwells at Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District, is bright, energetic, compassionate, professional and genuinely well rounded in job performance, according to Brendan Ryan, director of food service

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Arlene Mitchell to receive Gene White Award from GCNF

Nov. 16, 2012

Mitchell is deputy director for Bill & Mellinda Gates Foundation.

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USDA awards grants for local foods in eligible schools

Nov. 15, 2012

Projects support nearly 2 million students.

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Westonka Schools Partners with Chef to Improve Nutrition

Nov. 13, 2012

Healthy Kids Living Program will provide healthy recipes to school.

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Study suggests restaurant dining causes higher calorie intake

Nov. 13, 2012

Study shows kids and teens ate more calories when dining at fast-food or sit-down restaurants.

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Food changes vital in Sandy's aftermath

Nov. 13, 2012

W. Va. school district had to think fast when power was lost.

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Offering free fruit decreases junk food snacks

Nov. 13, 2012

Study shows children ate less junk food and drank less soda when offered free fruit at school.

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Student Input

Nov. 13, 2012

At one of the high schools there is a student advisory/food council. This group advocates for the school nutrition program. The students also do product testing and have made a video about the importance of selecting fresh produce every day. They have bee

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Storm Stories: Child Nutrition Steps Up During Sandy

By Becky Schilling on Nov. 13, 2012

When Sandy hit the Eastern Seaboard on Oct. 29, millions of people were affected with rising water, downed trees and loss of power. School districts weren’t immune to Sandy’s effects. FSD talked with two child nutrition professionals to find o

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