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Calif. schools convene meeting of minds for new school regs

 Sep. 26, 2012

Participants left with thumb drives containing recipes.

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Fresh cooking key for new meal regs

 Sep. 25, 2012

Calif. school focuses on scratch cooking to satisfy kids.

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Conn. high school tries out dinner service

Sep. 24, 2012

Dinner serves students after extracurricular activities.

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Ark. school foodservice directors form alliance

Sep. 24, 2012

Work together to comply with new school regulations.

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Iowa district's new charging policy nearly halves lunch debt

Sep. 20, 2012

Payment deadlines and notifications help recover debt.

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Go For Greens

Sep. 18, 2012

We celebrate the Go for the Greens national nutrition initiative every March. In one school where we have the USDA’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program we developed a special menu to serve green produce such as kale, asparagus and honeydew. In anothe

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GOP bill would repeal USDA calorie caps on school lunches

Sep. 18, 2012

Calls restriction a "misguided nanny state."

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Catchy names sell veggies, study finds

Sep. 18, 2012

Research showed creative menuing increased vegetable participation.

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PB&J ban ignites policy discussion online

Sep. 17, 2012

Parents upset with policy take to Facebook.

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Social media gives voice to disgruntled students

Sep. 17, 2012

Upset about new meal regs, students go online.

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