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Seeing certain foods prompts kids to eat healthier

 Aug. 14, 2012

Just because healthful foods are available in school cafeterias doesn't mean children are going to eat them, but in some cases, the very presence of such foods as whole fruit may actually prompt kids to make healthier choices, even if fruit is never selected.

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SNA 2012 Roundup: New Meal Regulations take Center Stage

 By Becky Schilling on Aug. 14, 2012

In July more than 6,300 school nutrition professionals gathered in Denver for the 66th Annual National Conference of the School Nutrition Association. FSD was on hand for the conference, where the hot topic was the new USDA meal pattern regulations, which

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Is milk harming children?

By Becky Schilling on Jul. 25, 2012

Milk: It does a body good. Not so fast says the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM).

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Healthier Retail Food: Better Taste, Better Business

By Emily Rogan on Jul. 22, 2012

When it’s lunchtime in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, folks head to Mercy Medical Center—not because they’re sick, but because they’re hungry. The cafeteria food is unexpected, tasty and made from scratch, often with local produce: one day it

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On High Fructose Corn Syrup and Flavored Milk, for James Rippe

Jul. 17, 2012

Dr. James Rippe, founder of Rippe Lifestyle Institute, cardiologist and professor of biomedical sciences at the University of Florida, spoke earlier this week at the School Nutrition Association’s conference about high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Ri

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The Big Idea: Hospital Food Fight

Jul. 16, 2012

Two years ago, as a fundraiser, we created Hospital Food Fight. We invite the different medical systems in the area to donate money in exchange for their participation in the event, and we also personally reach out to chefs at the hospitals to encourage t

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The Big Idea: Smash Your Food

Jul. 16, 2012

The educational game Smash Your Food allows kids to pick your food face, which becomes your avatar. Then you enter your age, gender and level of activity. That gives you an RDI (recommended daily intake). Then you play. The child tries to guess the cubes

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The Big Idea 2012

Jul. 16, 2012

At FoodService Director we encourage sharing ideas. We often refer to it as "stealing," but in a good way. Following the success of our Steal This Idea section we started an annual feature—The Big Idea—where you'll find 10 ideas

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The Big Idea: Performance Dining

Jul. 16, 2012

Last fall, we opened Arrillaga Family Dining Commons, a state-of-the-art dining facility with a central production kitchen. The dining hall features Performance Dining, which was developed by Stanford Dining in partnership with Stanford Athletics, the Sch

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The Big Idea: Allergy Safety

Jul. 16, 2012

Allerschool is an online program that helps parents and students know what allergens are in every one of our food items. It went live in August 2011. It’s made our special diets management so much easier. We have a whole lot of students—it see

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