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How state budget crises are impacting food security on college campuses

 By Lisa Arnett on Dec. 30, 2015

As 2016 gets underway with state budgets still not approved in Illinois and Pennsylvania, state grants for higher education remain in limbo. For some students, that means not having enough money for their meal plan or groceries this past semester.

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Fine-dining chef aims to improve school lunches

 By FSD Staff on Dec. 30, 2015

Daniel Giusti’s new company, Brigaid, will renovate school kitchens and staff them with professional chefs.

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School Nutrition Foundation honors five SNA members with award

By Bianca N. Herron on Dec. 16, 2015

Chis Burkhardt, director of Child Nutrition & Wellness at Lakota Local school District is one of the recipients.

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Minn. hospital patients get room service app

By FSD Staff on Dec. 16, 2015

Ordering food just became easier at St. Paul’s Bethesda Hospital.

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School draws fire by tying students’ classroom work to lunch-line position

By FSD Staff on Dec. 16, 2015

A petition drive is underway to preserve a first-come, first-served set-up.

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Food insecurity affecting college students’ academic performance

By FSD Staff on Dec. 16, 2015

Nearly a quarter of students worry about not having enough money to buy food, according to the study by the University of Minnesota.

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LAUSD foodservices assess the impact of Tuesday's closings

By Bianca N. Herron on Dec. 16, 2015

A sales day was lost, but food wasn’t wasted, a spokesman told FSD.

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Vegan students petition for university food station

By FSD Staff on Dec. 14, 2015

A group of vegetarian and vegan students at Loyola Marymount University are petitioning Sodexo to install a new food station on campus.

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Study: Salad bars in the lunch line encourage produce consumption

By FSD Staff on Dec. 14, 2015

Research published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics suggests that the placement of healthy items can make a huge difference in how likely students are to eat them.

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N.C. district debuts 'Try Day Friday' program

By FSD Staff on Dec. 14, 2015

The initiative allows students to sample new dishes and vote on whether they should be added to the breakfast and lunch menus.

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