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School board considers tightening nutrition policy

An Alaskan school district is considering implementing a stricter nutritional policy, one that would include making healthy foods cheaper than junk foods.

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School goes table-to-farm

One elementary school is moving leftover food from cafeteria tables to local farms, inviting farmers who need feed to pick up the school’s food scraps .

Healthy but unpopular lunches are costing cafeterias nationwide. One foodservice director has even vowed to write to Michelle Obama to voice her concerns.

Large agricultural states such as California are lagging behind smaller, East Coast states in becoming part of the farm-to-school movement, according to a report from National Public Radio.

A study published by food sensory expert Charles Spence says the sounds foods make when they are eaten can affect how we perceive their flavors.

CDC official says that school lunches that meet federal nutrition guidelines can reduce students’ sodium intake by 400 milligrams per day.

A Tennessee county school board decided to hold off on potentially outsourcing foodservice until more information is gathered and analyzed.

SaveOnEnergy.com took the top basketball schools in the nation, pitted them against each other bracket-style, and crowned the “Nation’s Greenest University.”

Thanks to a new long-term contract with Chartwells, a Michigan university is planning a $3.5 million food court renovation and expansion.

The 2015 MLB season welcomes fans to a plethora of new ballpark food monstrosities. Check out photos of some of the most outrageous concoctions.

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