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Schools offer more vegetarian options

 Jun. 22, 2009

According to the School Nutrition Association (SNA), more school districts are offering vegetarian options.

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Lies and statistics

 By Paul King on Jun. 02, 2009

Benjamin Disraeli once said, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics.” I’m not sure which category the following falls into, but I definitely find it hard to believe. Researchers from Duke University, Baruch College and Loyola College of Maryland collaborated recently on an experiment that purports to show that restaurant chains do much more harm than good when they add healthy items to their menus.

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Kinsey tops FAME Awards

Mar. 10, 2009

Joanne Kinsey, director of school nutrition services for the 40,000-student Chesapeake (Va.) Public Schools, was awarded the 2009 Golden School Foodservice Director of the Year Award from FAME (Foodservice Achievement Management Excellence).

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FRAC urges govt. to work on breakfast

Feb. 15, 2009

More children than ever are eating breakfast in school, but the percentage still is far behind where the Food Research and Action Center believes it should be. FRAC has made several recommendations to help school pick up the pace.

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Step 2 Wellness

By FSD Magazine on Jan. 04, 2009

District’s program aims to increase employee wellness, self esteem. Employee wellness is the focus of a new program at the 5,000-student Goddard USD 265. Steps 2 Wellness, a program develop...

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Program at Army Hospital Increases Healthy Items

By FSD Magazine on Dec. 15, 2008

Director hopes to spread healthy mission to other dining locations on base. FORT CARSON, Colo.—The foodservice department at Evans Army Community Hospital on the Army base at Fort Carson ha...

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USDA nixes Philly pilot

Dec. 15, 2008

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has decided to terminate the 17-year-old Universal Feeding Program, at the 167,000-student School District of Philadelphia

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Healthy Eating Theme for School’s Nutrition Fair

Jun. 17, 2008

Parents get a chance to sample the district's vegetarian, organic line. In the nearly 156,000-student Gwinnett County Public Schools, a nutrition fair was held last month to increase parent...

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Brain foods

By Becky Schilling on Jun. 17, 2008

In the Tulsa (Okla.) Public School District, special menus were created to enhance the students' brain function during testing weeks.

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Top Health Hits for 2008

By Patricia Cobe on Mar. 27, 2008

“Healthy Eating is Hotter Than Ever” touts the industry newsletter Food Channel TrendWire, highlighting these top trends for restaurants and food producers to watch in 2008: Less is b...

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