K-12 schools fight their own food insecurity battles
Food insecurity doesn’t only affect students at the college level. In the U.S., one in five children under the age of 18 also face food insecurity.
Technomic sees growth for non-commercial segments
Non-commercial foodservice is now more than a $82 billion industry, according to research firm Technomic’s annual study.
Study published in Pediatrics indicates that children and teens consumed an additional 84 calories and 230 calories, respectively, on days that they eat pizza. However, researchers also indicated that the only time that eating pizza didn’t increase kids’ daily caloric intake is when it was consumed at a school cafeteria. This could be due to schools using healthier ingredients, such as whole-wheat crusts and more vegetables.