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New Nashville schools director takes charge

 Nov. 19, 2012

Spencer Taylor comes to Nashville from Birmingham, Ala.

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Raquel Vazquez

 Nov. 16, 2012

Raquel Vazquez, director of dining services for Chartwells at Jaffrey-Rindge Cooperative School District, is bright, energetic, compassionate, professional and genuinely well rounded in job performance, according to Brendan Ryan, director of food service

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Arlene Mitchell to receive Gene White Award from GCNF

Nov. 16, 2012

Mitchell is deputy director for Bill & Mellinda Gates Foundation.

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USDA awards grants for local foods in eligible schools

Nov. 15, 2012

Projects support nearly 2 million students.

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Survey says: Parents responsible for childhood obesity

Nov. 13, 2012

Parents assigned rest of the cause to unhealthy food environment.

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Few schools have on-site gardens

Nov. 13, 2012

For all the press about schools starting gardens on their campuses, very few schools actually have an on-site garden/farm and even fewer foodservice departments are responsible for such plots.

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Westonka Schools Partners with Chef to Improve Nutrition

Nov. 13, 2012

Healthy Kids Living Program will provide healthy recipes to school.

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Study suggests restaurant dining causes higher calorie intake

Nov. 13, 2012

Study shows kids and teens ate more calories when dining at fast-food or sit-down restaurants.

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Food changes vital in Sandy's aftermath

Nov. 13, 2012

W. Va. school district had to think fast when power was lost.

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Offering free fruit decreases junk food snacks

Nov. 13, 2012

Study shows children ate less junk food and drank less soda when offered free fruit at school.

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