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Nonprofit launches campaign for healthy school meals in Colo.

 Jun. 14, 2012

Grant from private donor helped to spur campaign.

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20 Most Influential: Michelle Obama, Let’s Move!

 Jun. 14, 2012

It’s good to have friends in high places. And it doesn’t get much higher than the White House. Never before has one person brought so much attention to school cafeterias. Since her family took up residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in early 20

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20 Most Influential: Ann Cooper, Boulder Valley School District

Jun. 14, 2012

Ann Cooper calls herself the Renegade Lunch Lady. What Cooper does shouldn’t be considered renegade. She’s simply bringing together communities to create a healthy school lunch program. So why all the fuss?

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Lunch prices in Md. schools will rise with new healthy mandates

Jun. 14, 2012

Prices will increase by 5 cents across the board.

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Disney bans junk-food ads on kid programs

Jun. 13, 2012

Michelle Obama praises company for ban.

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Chelsea Wickson, R.D.

Jun. 13, 2012

Chelsea Wickson, R.D., at the Spring Independent School District in Houston has done so much in a short period, says  Melanie Konarik, director of child nutrition. Wickson is responsible for the content for the district's new electronic menu boar

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Urban kids more susceptible to food allergies

Jun. 13, 2012

Study determined that 9.8% of city kids have a food allergy, compared to 6.2% in rural areas.

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20 Most Influential: Students

Jun. 13, 2012

Students Students have become the customer of every segment of non-commercial foodservice. They directly influence the operations at K-12 schools and universities through tastings, student dining com...

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Study: Summer feeding program not reaching needy students

Jun. 13, 2012

Only one in seven low-income students eating summer meals

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Breakfast boosts students' performance, study

Jun. 13, 2012

A new study has provided hard facts to back up what's generally accepted as fact, that eating breakfast helps students in school.

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