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USDA grants schools leniency with food regulations for pasta

 May 20, 2014

School foodservice programs can continue serving enriched pastas after USDA backtracks on element of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.

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Connecticut bill would ban chocolate milk from school cafeterias

May 19, 2014

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy made it clear Friday that he opposes banning chocolate milk from schools, but to prevent the move he might be forced to veto an education bill that many state and local school officials want.

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Michigan state rules might slash concession's revenue

May 15, 2014

Hot dogs, hamburgers and other cooked food may be scarce at some high school concession stands this spring as Ingham County schools and booster clubs work to meet newly enforced state rules for safely selling food.

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Schools renew request for relaxed lunch rules

May 05, 2014

Becky Domokos-Bays of Alexandria City Public Schools has served her students whole-grain pasta 20 times. Each time, she said, they rejected it.

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The Affordable Care Act is law: Now what?

By Paul King on May 01, 2014

Obamacare has taken effect, but many institutions and contractors are still evaluating its impact.

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Readers react to SNA criticism

By Becky Schilling on Apr. 24, 2014

Two child nutrition directors write letters expressing disagreement following blog post about School Nutrition Association.

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Military fast food outlets get temporary reprieve from new wage rules

Apr. 21, 2014

The Labor Department has pulled back from new minimum wage rules that had led several fast-food restaurants to end their contracts on military installations and prompted others to possibly follow suit.

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USDA to test adding canned, frozen produce in federal school snack program

Apr. 21, 2014

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is moving ahead with a new pilot program to test the impact of opening up the popular school fruit and vegetable program to canned, frozen or dried fruits and vegetables.

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New meal regs greatly affect school menus

Apr. 09, 2014

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act greatly impacted what the majority of operators offer at lunch, according to new research from Datassential. Other challenging areas include menu rotation and reimbursements.

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Nearly one in five Americans struggle with food insecurity

By Becky Schilling on Mar. 24, 2014

In this month’s Editor’s Letter, I wrote about a new focus for my blog in the upcoming months: hunger.

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