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Composting is cool for Calif. kids

 Sep. 28, 2012

Inside the cafeteria at Lincoln Elementary School in Oakland, Calif., students fidgeted in line, waiting to flip the contents of their lunch trays.

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Vilsack: Snacks answer kids' hunger complaints

 Sep. 27, 2012

New calorie limits leaving students hungry, protesting with song.

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Ads on lunch trays?

By Becky Schilling on Sep. 26, 2012

It’s a tough time financially right now for many, both in their personal and professional lives. Companies are always on the lookout for moneymaking endeavors. Never shy from offering an opinion, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) has offered to pay the Cleveland school district to place ads on its lunch trays. The district currently has a $13 million budget gap, according to the NPR. PETA send a similar letter to Tuscan school district.

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Calif. schools convene meeting of minds for new school regs

Sep. 26, 2012

Participants left with thumb drives containing recipes.

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Fresh cooking key for new meal regs

Sep. 25, 2012

Calif. school focuses on scratch cooking to satisfy kids.

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Conn. high school tries out dinner service

Sep. 24, 2012

Dinner serves students after extracurricular activities.

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Ark. school foodservice directors form alliance

Sep. 24, 2012

Work together to comply with new school regulations.

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Iowa district's new charging policy nearly halves lunch debt

Sep. 20, 2012

Payment deadlines and notifications help recover debt.

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Go For Greens

Sep. 18, 2012

We celebrate the Go for the Greens national nutrition initiative every March. In one school where we have the USDA’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program we developed a special menu to serve green produce such as kale, asparagus and honeydew. In anothe

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GOP bill would repeal USDA calorie caps on school lunches

Sep. 18, 2012

Calls restriction a "misguided nanny state."

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