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The Big Idea: Comprehensive School Dining

 Jul. 16, 2012

The Academy for Global Citizenship opened in 2008. Our whole mission is to focus on positive health and nutrition, environmental sustainability and international mindedness. As part of our mission focused on positive health and nutrition, we integrate tha

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The Big Idea: Smash Your Food

 Jul. 16, 2012

The educational game Smash Your Food allows kids to pick your food face, which becomes your avatar. Then you enter your age, gender and level of activity. That gives you an RDI (recommended daily intake). Then you play. The child tries to guess the cubes

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The Big Idea: Allergy Safety

Jul. 16, 2012

Allerschool is an online program that helps parents and students know what allergens are in every one of our food items. It went live in August 2011. It’s made our special diets management so much easier. We have a whole lot of students—it see

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Schools replace deep fryers for healthier cooking

Jul. 12, 2012

Marshall County will now bake items to meet with new meal regs.

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Sodexo aims to eliminate gestation stalls in pork supply

Jul. 12, 2012

Food management company says move meets clients' and industry's need for humane, sustainable purchasing solutions.

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Summer meals' programs latest victim of economic hardship

Jul. 12, 2012

Food programs hard to sustain in rural areas.

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Teaching Moments

By Becky Schilling on Jul. 11, 2012

Nutrition education is becoming an increasingly important aspect for child nutrition directors. With the new meal regulations in effect as of July 1, school meals must now include a wider variety of fruits and vegetables in larger quantities than ever bef

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Study: Cereals' improved health not reflected in advertising

Jul. 10, 2012

Spending for unhealthy cereals marketing to children increased by more than 30%

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Mesa schools aim for healthy, restaurant-style meals

Jul. 10, 2012

New items include Rachael Ray's Mexi Mac and Cheese.

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Spring Independent School District, Houston

Jul. 10, 2012

Late last year FSD had the chance to visit Melanie Konarik, director of child nutrition for the Spring Independent School District in Houston. Spring ISD, the 2008 District of the Year award recipient from the School Nutrition Association, has made great

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