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Illinois school district ends Breakfast in the Classroom program

Elgin Area School District U-46 has ended a program that provided additional nutritional support for students eligible for free and reduced meals.

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10 U.S. high schools with the healthiest foods

Recently, the National School Lunch Program has been under fire regarding strict nutrition standards. Congress wants to roll back these standards, claiming that schools find it difficult to meet these standards while still appealing to students.

The Boston School Department tossed out all bids for a new food vendor contractor and is now seeking new proposals, city and school officials announced last Wednesday.

Federal meal regulations are providing consistent challenges for school meal programs.

As part of our ongoing Signature Series, we asked operators to share their unique seafood recipes, including shrimp, flounder and bass.

Education secretary Michael Gove will unveil a crackdown on fatty and sweet foods as part of new standards on school meals.

To the vast relief of school kids, nutritionists, milk producers and lawmakers, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy used his veto power Thursday to kill a bill that would have banned chocolate milk sales in Connecticut schools.

Last year they battled over how much to help poor Americans afford groceries. Now Democrats and Republicans in Congress are waging another food fight, this time over nutritional standards for students.

The best way to get great, practical recipe ideas is to involve staff.

The cafeterias are being reorganized and rebranded with new signs and new lunch lines called The Stuffed Tomato and Daily Eats

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