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Junk Food Test

Aug. 21, 2012

We do a rat experiment in one of our middle school health classes. One rat is fed a diet of junk food, and another is fed school lunch. The kids measure the rats’ growth and watch their personalities. The teacher says by the fourth week the kids are

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Emeline Garcia

 Aug. 21, 2012

Emeline Garcia, cafeteria assistant at Salida (Calif.) Union School District, was hired as a two-hour cafeteria helper. Billy Reid, child nutrition services director, says she quickly showed she wanted to work more than two hours a day. Garcia quickl

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Confessions of Byron Sackett

Aug. 21, 2012

Byron Sackett, child nutrition director at Lincoln County Schools in Lincolnton, N.C., wishes flavored, upscale coffees had never been created and would be a tomato farmer if he weren’t feeding children.

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Contracted school foodservice growing in Michigan

Aug. 20, 2012

Survey says 61% of districts contract for food, custodial or janitorial services.

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NYC schools end professional chef lunch program

Aug. 20, 2012

Program does not follow new nutrition standards.

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Palm scanners at odds with the Bible?

By Paul King on Aug. 20, 2012

I read a story over the weekend which reported on an interesting objection to the use of technology in school cafeterias. According to the report, which comes from kplctv.com, parents of students attending Moss Bluff Elementary School in Lake Charles, La., are up in arms over the proposed use of a palm vein scanner to check kids through the cafeteria line.

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Mass. schools bans vending food over 200 calories

Aug. 20, 2012

New school meal rules also include no fried foods or sugary drinks.

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Bureaucracy surrounding new meal guidelines presents challenges

Aug. 17, 2012

School struggles to get menu analysis done in time for school year.

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The Wellness Challenge

By Paul King on Aug. 16, 2012

There once was a time when, for foodservice operators, managing a “wellness” program consisted of providing a few healthy dining choices for those customers who were doing more than just talking health. That is no longer the case. Not only hav

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Wellness Wednesdays

Aug. 16, 2012

We’re starting a Wellness Wednesday in our elementary schools where we will feature Chef Basil, a child chef we developed to get students to try new foods like a sweet potato casserole. If students try the item they get a sticker. We will send a pub

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