News

Illinois school districts proactive in making healthful menu changes
02-08-2012
Increasing fruits, vegetables and whole grains on the docket for schools.
Study: Junk foods widely available at elementary schools
02-08-2012
Unhealthy snacks most prevalent in the South.
San Francisco law would allow food trucks on hospital, college campuses
02-08-2012
Current city code bans trucks from campuses like San Francisco State University.
Chefs, dietitians create cookbook for cancer patients
02-07-2012
Cancer Treatment Centers of America's recipes help patients with nausea, taste changes.
Canadian schools face challenges with healthy meals too
02-07-2012
New healthy meal legislation blamed for decline in participation.
N.Y. districts seek healthy lunches to satisfy new school rules
02-06-2012
Students are seeing meatless entrees and more whole grains.
Ohio Veterans Home replaces buffet with made-to-order dining
02-06-2012
Resident demand for more variety spurred the change.
Hawaii balks at school gardens as produce source
02-06-2012
For many reasons, school cafeterias can't yet use food grown in school gardens.
University of Oklahoma donates leftover food from dining halls
02-03-2012
About 170 meals each day go untouched and were being thrown away before donation program started.
Hospitals adding Indian concept to cater to foreign-born employees
02-03-2012
Cafe Spice, Sodexo branded partnership helps directors offer authentic ethnic food.
Centerplate testing gluten-free snack program
02-03-2012
Snacksmart product line being rolled out in stadiums, convention centers.
A quest for kosher food on Capitol Hill
02-02-2012
Senate cafeteria adds kosher food after push from clerk.
Rex Hospital to deep-six its deep fryers
02-02-2012
Samples of baked items given to gain customer acceptability to move.
Steve Hammel earns service award from U.S. Navy
02-02-2012
Meritorious Civilian Service Award is second-highest civilian award in Navy.
Participation decline, healthier menus not related, says LA school district
02-02-2012
Student enrollment decline one reason for meal drop.
Newest nutrition tool: Fake vending machines
02-02-2012
Machines offer health advice instead of snacks.
Western Michigan U. makes menus mobile
02-01-2012
Dining Services responds to students' requests to be able to see menus on their smartphones.
Colorado schools earn cash for boosting breakfast participation
02-01-2012
Breakfast in the classroom programs helped four schoosl increase morning meal counts.
Lehigh to add food truck to campus
01-31-2012
Dining services says the truck's menu options will change depending on customer feedback.
Schools react to new meal regulations in Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act
01-31-2012
Here's a roundup of stories that were published during the weekend about how districts are responding to the final meal regulations in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.

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