K-12 Schools

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Study suggests restaurant dining causes higher calorie intake

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

Operations

Food changes vital in Sandy's aftermath

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

Policy would eliminate soft drinks, fruit drinks, vitamin-water drinks and energy drinks.

Operators say bottled water is the beverage category that has the highest growth potential in the next two years, with 22% of respondents to The Big Picture research pegging this category to increase in sales.

The first two or three months of the 2012-2013 school year could rank as the most challenging time for the National School Lunch Program since its inception more than 60 years ago. New meal regulations from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, set down as

Now in its second year, program considered a success.

Each month we send out a four-color menu to every elementary household. In addition to the menu there is an article from our dietitian about healthy dining behaviors. The back is a coloring sheet. The kids bring that back to school and have their artwork

Holiday meals don't meet new school meal requirements.

In one Detroit school, if your classmates have a food fight, you lose your lunch for a week. That was the case at McLeod Bethune Elementary-Middle School, a part of the Educational Achievement Authority of Michigan, a district created to help low-performing schools boost academic standing.

Parents furious over school's decision to stop serving lunch for a week.

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