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Missouri students get taste of locally grown foods

 Sep. 19, 2014

Students at Jeffries Elementary School got a taste of some locally grown foods on Tuesday. In addition to the school lunch menu, kids got to try a mix of fruits and vegetables, all of which were harvested here in the Ozarks.

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Harvard beefs up breakfast service

 Sep. 19, 2014

Responding to student feedback, Harvard University Dining Services will now serve a heartier breakfast on Saturday mornings before brunch, according to an email announcement sent out on Thursday.

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New Hampshire district may opt out of federal lunch program

Sep. 19, 2014

Faced with the latest federal restrictions on school-served meals and snacks, members of the Windham school board agreed this week to explore all options.

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Sixty-five percent of Miami of Ohio dining shifts are vacant

Sep. 19, 2014

A report by Dining and Culinary Services revealed student employment for fall 2014 is short 3,500 hours in comparison to last year.

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Millions wasted in federal school lunch program

Sep. 19, 2014

The National School Nutrition Association blames new federal nutrition standards requiring students to take more fresh fruits and vegetables as well as increasing the amount of whole grains.

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With rising cost of college leaving some hungry, Maryland plans food bank

Sep. 18, 2014

Dining Services and the University Health Center are collaborating with other campus departments and student volunteers to open a food pantry in late October in Cole Field House that will distribute free pre-packed bags of groceries to students, faculty and staff in need.

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Stay the course on school lunches, retired brass say

Sep. 18, 2014

About seven in 10 young adults are ineligible for military service, according to a new report from a group that is pushing school nutrition standards as a way to improve that situation.

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Auburn bans on-campus vendors from using polystyrene

Sep. 18, 2014

Auburn University students and faculty probably didn't notice the changes in their dining rooms this summer, but school officials said today the campus is now "Styrofoam free."

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Colorado hospital brings food to the desert

Sep. 17, 2014

Saint Mary-Corwin Medical Center wants their neighbors in Bessemer to eat more fresh fruits and veggies, but that can be difficult if you can't drive to the grocery store.

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Iowa district’s central bakery helps reduce costs

Sep. 17, 2014

By 7 a.m., the small crew at the bakery in the Davenport Community School District’s Davenport Learning Center already has been hard at work.

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