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School district adds school-raised chickens to its menu

 Feb. 02, 2015

Students at Holmen School District in Holmen, Wis., raised chickens as part of their farm-to-school program. Recently, the district added the chickens to its cafeteria menus, providing students with 3,000 servings of baked chicken.

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Students push University of Georgia to revise meal plans

 Feb. 02, 2015

Students want more meal plan options, healthier food choices and longer operating hours.

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New Jersey Senate to consider bill to make school menus more culturally diverse

Feb. 02, 2015

The legislation would require foodservice departments in school districts that contain a middle school or high school to provide menu items that reflect the cultural preferences and dietary needs of its students—if students indicate the need exists.

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Georgia school district starts weekend meal program for needy students

Feb. 02, 2015

The BackPack program in the Richmond County, Ga., school district provides 100 children with canned and packaged goods so their families can create two weekend meals to help keep them fed. The program is being funded through a $214,000 donation from Wal-Mart and John Deere.

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Grant helps Mississippi school district swap out fryers for oven steamers

Jan. 30, 2015

After receiving a Nutrition Integrity grant, Cleveland School District, in Bolivar County, Miss., replaced fat fryers with steam ovens at two schools to make healthier meals for its students.

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South Carolina lifts ban of junk food sales in K-12 schools

Jan. 30, 2015

The state’s new Superintendent of Education is allowing schools to apply for a waiver to sell unhealthy snacks on certain days.

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UMass, Amherst places Super Bowl food wager with University of Washington

Jan. 30, 2015

Ken Toong, executive director of auxiliary enterprises at UMass, is betting a clam bake feast should the Patriots lose. However, he plans on enjoying a crab boil with seven lucky students at the UMass University Club & Restaurant.

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Physicians group blasts children’s hospital for on-site McDonald’s restaurant

Jan. 30, 2015

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine says that Children’s Hospital of Georgia’s decision to include a McDonald’s restaurant on its premises indicates “misaligned interests.”

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Ohio jail accepts proposals from Aramark for food services

Jan. 30, 2015

Despite bad publicity about the company’s food delivery services in state facilities, Lorain County officials say they have a good working relationship with Aramark.

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Sodexo losing $4.5m over 10 years, looks to renegotiate contract

Jan. 30, 2015

Sodexo and the University of Louisville are in talks to increase meal plan costs by $25-$45 after the foodservice manager underestimated how much it would cost over time to deliver food to students.

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