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Bill allowing whole milk in schools passes U.S. House

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 14, 2023

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2023 passed the U.S. House of Representatives with a vote of 330-99.

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Chef Ann Foundation’s PLANTS grant looks to strengthen local school food system

 By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 11, 2023

The program will award $500,000 and $600,000 in grants to eight projects that seek to transform their local supply chain to bring local scratch-made meals to schools.

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How Madison Metropolitan School District is making the leap into scratch-made meals

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 08, 2023

The district will be experimenting with meals made from scratch early next year as part of a pilot program.

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USDA and FRAC award grant funding to improve federal child nutrition program access

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 05, 2023

Five organizations will collectively receive $1.1 million in grant money to research barriers to federal child nutrition program participation and identify ways to increase access.

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Wisconsin bill would provide additional state funding to schools who offer universal free meals

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 05, 2023

Under SB 720, public and private schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program and National School Breakfast and serve students free breakfast and lunch each day would be eligible to receive additional funding from the state. 

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How Chartwells K12 uses a dedicated crop program to grow its farm-to-school efforts

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 04, 2023

The foodservice provider works with over 10 local farms who dedicate a portion of their land to grow crops just for Chartwells K12 schools in New England.

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Hawaii lawmakers pen letter to USDA asking for universal free meals for Maui students

By Benita Gingerella on Dec. 01, 2023

The lawmakers argue that Maui students should receive free meals at school due to the destruction of the wildfires that hit the island in August.

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Federal bill would increase reimbursement rate for after-school meals served through CACFP

By Benita Gingerella on Nov. 28, 2023

The Child Care Nutrition Act would increase the reimbursement rates for all CACFP-eligible meals and snacks served by 10 cents.

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How San Luis Coastal Unified uses local extracts to cut back on added sugar in meals

By Benita Gingerella on Nov. 21, 2023

The district is using vanilla, maple and other extracts and powders to bring flavor to recipes without any added sugar.

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Metz aims to make diners’ holiday season less stressful with annual pie sale

By Benita Gingerella on Nov. 20, 2023

The foodservice provider began selling pies in 2010 to provide a convenient way for diners to purchase dessert for their holiday celebrations.

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