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School district to serve winter break meals for 1st time

Twelve Dallas ISD cafeterias will offer breakfast and lunch while school’s out.

Hospital introduces farmers market pop-ups

The pop-ups, which sell produce from the hospital’s farm, are intended to educate patients and guests about nutrition.

School invites senior citizens to dine with students

The pilot program will serve seniors lunch in the cafeteria every Friday.

Senior living communities enhance dining to attract baby boomers

New features include an expanded menu, interactive cooking stations and alcohol at dinner.

District uses student feedback to expand vegetarian options

Students ranked each sample item on a scale from “awesome” to “gross.”

Hospital hosts monthly farm-to-fork meal

The meals aim to improve health and nutrition among hospital staff, patients and guests.

Students serve produce they helped grow

The middle-schoolers also created their own dressing with help from their foodservice director.

Student-raised beef to be served at high school

Four steers were introduced as a part of the school’s farm-to-fork program.

College uses batch cooking to cut waste

Franklin College has seen a decrease in food waste during the past year.

University launches tablets in dining halls

The tablets increase swipe-in speed to the cafeterias and make it easier to correctly identify entering students.

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