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School lunch standards feed $10 billion controversy

 Jun. 05, 2014

The ferocity of first lady Michelle Obama's counterattack against a proposal to temporarily waive school lunch standards shows what's really at stake in Congress: a $10 billion effort to wean Americans off junk food.

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Unopened food tossed out due to regulations

 Jun. 05, 2014

At a school where a teacher says too many kids go hungry, hundreds of pounds of unopened food are being thrown away in a dumpster each week.

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East Texas schools aren't opting out of federal meals program

Jun. 03, 2014

Area school officials say economic concerns — and changing taste buds of students — are reasons they have no plans to opt out of federal healthier meal standards.

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School meals get ugly

By Becky Schilling on Jun. 02, 2014

The gloves came off last week. After the USDA announced leniency for rules regarding whole-grain pasta, the U.S. House backed a bill that would allow districts to opt out of new school meal pattern regulations if they could prove the rules were a financial burden.

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Schools say healthy food changes are being ignored, some leading to food waste

Jun. 02, 2014

As Washington debates school lunch standards rolling out across the country, several local school officials said the changes are not very effective in the fight against childhood obesity and in some cases are leading to food waste.

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Opinion: Is SNA for or against foodservice employees?

Jun. 02, 2014

While the debate of school nutrition guidelines rolls on, foodservice workers are dealing with their own internal food fight.

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House panel votes to allow school districts to temporarily opt out of dietary rules

May 30, 2014

Despite White House pressure, the House Appropriations Committee voted Thursday to allow school districts to temporarily opt out of school dietary requirements championed by first lady Michelle Obama.

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USDA, School Nutrition Association say reform needed to school lunch rules

May 29, 2014

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and the School Nutrition Association (SNA) both struck conciliatory notes Wednesday and told reporters they would be willing to accept compromises beyond the school lunch guideline changes proposed by House Republicans.

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First lady bemoans opposition to her school lunch program

May 29, 2014

First lady Michelle Obama is preparing to defend her school lunch menus from Republicans in Congress who are fighting for a scale-back on regulations.

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Sodexo drops healthcare benefits for some, blaming Obamacare

May 29, 2014

Something stinks in college cafeterias managed by French catering company Sodexo, and it has nothing to do with the food.

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