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September 2014: Desserts

Click through Snapshots of all the dessert recipes from the September 2014 issue. This month features custards and puddings.

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Alabama districts join local food hub

Students at schools throughout Madison County are enjoying more locally-grown food through a new partnership with North Alabama farmers.

As part of our ongoing Signature Series, we asked operators to share their unique recipes featuring granola.

As the federal government continues to exert influence over public schools, Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert has introduced a bill that would limit the feds from mandating which foods schools must serve.

An eighth grade student from Weaverville Elementary School got a detention slip for sharing his school prepared lunch Tuesday.

Students at Jeffries Elementary School got a taste of some locally grown foods on Tuesday. In addition to the school lunch menu, kids got to try a mix of fruits and vegetables, all of which were harvested here in the Ozarks.

Faced with the latest federal restrictions on school-served meals and snacks, members of the Windham school board agreed this week to explore all options.

The National School Nutrition Association blames new federal nutrition standards requiring students to take more fresh fruits and vegetables as well as increasing the amount of whole grains.

About seven in 10 young adults are ineligible for military service, according to a new report from a group that is pushing school nutrition standards as a way to improve that situation.

Click through Snapshots of all the menu strategy recipes from the September 2014 issue. This month features snacks.

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