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The Changing Face of Long-term Care

By Paul King on Aug. 17, 2012

At the recent conference of the Association of Nutrition and Foodservice Professionals, FoodService Director gathered together five dietary directors of long-term care facilities to talk about how their segment of the industry is responding to business tr

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Culture Change in Long-Term Healthcare

 By Katie Ayoub on Aug. 16, 2012

Instead of residents, call them elders. Instead of units, call them neighborhoods. And put your money where your mouth is. Indeed, the transformation from a hospital model to a hospitality model has a name in eldercare. “Culture change” is the

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The Wellness Challenge

By Paul King on Aug. 16, 2012

There once was a time when, for foodservice operators, managing a “wellness” program consisted of providing a few healthy dining choices for those customers who were doing more than just talking health. That is no longer the case. Not only hav

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Online Exclusive: Resources Abound to Solve Wellness Challenge

By Paul King on Aug. 16, 2012

Each segment of the non-commercial foodservice industry faces its own set of challenges when it comes to helping customers live a healthier lifestyle. From the food side, at least, there is a wealth of expertise out there from manufacturers, as well as fr

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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: 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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