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Univ. dietitian gives students tools to make better food choices

 By FSD Staff on Oct. 01, 2015

The Smart Choices program at Texas Tech includes flagging grab-and-go foods with under 400 calories, and a website with fitness planners and guides for students with food allergies or special diets.

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School-district drops alternate meal option

 By FSD Staff on Sep. 30, 2015

After proposing an “alternate meal” of a cheese sandwich, apple and water for students with school-lunch debt, Columbia Public Schools has scrapped its program for students in arrears.

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Au Bon Pain revises hospital menu after fielding health complaints

By FSD Staff on Sep. 30, 2015

The restaurant chain is trying to silence calls for rescinding its contracts, a criticism fueled by a union with interest in organizing the stores.

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N.Y. Governor earmarks $350k for school foodservice

By Bianca N. Herron on Sep. 30, 2015

Through the Farm to School program, $350,000 in grants is now available for projects that help schools serve locally grown foods on lunch menus.

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USDA awards Michigan nearly $500,000 to support healthier school feeding

By Bianca N. Herron on Sep. 30, 2015

The funding will go toward foodservice training

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Providing healthy meals to students is top priority for university chef

By FSD Magazine on Sep. 29, 2015

Aida Samaniego, executive chef for Sodexo at New Mexico State University, offers sugar-free gelatin desserts and fresh fruits as a part of her efforts to provide healthy meals and hinder quick weight gain.

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Calif. school district lunches get ‘California-fied’

By FSD Staff on Sep. 29, 2015

A long list of menu additions for Gilroy Unified School District was developed in response to changing palates and student requests for more vegetarian and ethnic cuisines.

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Minn. schools use state grants for farm-to-school projects

By FSD Staff on Sep. 29, 2015

The program at Clearwater Middle School—one of 51 schools the state has provided funds for—includes pasta and locally sourced menu items, plus produce grown in the school’s garden.

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N.Y. school district partners with farm for lunch menu

By FSD Staff on Sep. 29, 2015

Hoosick Falls Central School District’s cafeteria manager and students take a few trips a week to handpick produce, like tomatoes and sweet corn, at Moses Farm.

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Texas school district to spice up lunch menu

By FSD Staff on Sep. 28, 2015

The new menu items include a chef salad, tacos el pastor and a chicken teriyaki rice bowl to be served on “Meaty Mondays,” “Taco Tuesdays” and “Asian Fridays.”

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