FSD in 5 is a weekly video series highlighting five foodservice stories that you should know about. In the first episode of the new year, FSD Editor Reyna Estrada discusses a bill that would have allowed whole milk in schools, a new educational program by foodservice provider HHS that seeks to make nutrition education approachable and a few trends to keep an eye on in the new year. Also this week, Estrada discusses Aramark’s new All for you program and Pennsylvania’s inaugural school breakfast challenge.
Illustration by Marty McCake and Nico Heins
Illustration by Marty McCake and Nico Heins
K-12
Whole milk in schools bill blocked in U.S. Senate
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, (D-Mich.), chairwoman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, rejected Sen. Roger Marshall’s (R-Kan.) request to have the bill pass by unanimous consent.
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healthcare
HHS' new programming is making nutrition education approachable
Nourished is a new HHS program featuring live demos of nutritious recipes that focus on making nutrition education more approachable to diners.
Menu Trends
5 food trends to keep an eye on in 2024
Metz Culinary Management has released its annual list of culinary trends it expects will be popular in the upcoming year.
College and university
Aramark Collegiate Hospitality's All For You program builds community through food
Aramark’s college sites featured Friendsgiving and Exam Cram events as a part of the new program.
Breakfast
Pennsylvania launches inaugural school breakfast challenge
The state is using the initiative as a way to increase school breakfast participation.