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Recipe Ideas for Next School Year’s Meal Regs

 Jun. 12, 2012

Summertime is all about planning out menus for next school year. With the new meal regulations coming into play, districts across the country are hard at work reworking their offerings to comply with the new meals. We’ve got six recipes to help spark your menu development.

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20 Most Influential: Dr. Janey Thornton, U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Jun. 12, 2012

It’s hard to imagine a more dynamic time in child nutrition than the past three years, which corresponds to the start of Janey Thornton’s tenure with the USDA. Appointed by President Obama to the agency in 2009, Thornton was challenged with th

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Middle-schooler champions elimination of Styrofoam

Jun. 11, 2012

More than 100 people have signed a petition to switch to an earth-friendly alternative.

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Kale chips a hit for school lunch

Jun. 11, 2012

Elementary school children approve of snack during taste testing.

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North Dakota SNA holds nutrition conference

Jun. 11, 2012

Chefs and directors held a food show and learned about new regulations.

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Eleven schools in Ore. cited for critical health violations

Jun. 06, 2012

Mold, mice among violations cited.

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USDA says schools have rejected "pink slime"

Jun. 05, 2012

Only three states have opted to purchase beef that may contain FTB.

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TrustHouse buys Valley Services

Jun. 04, 2012

Transaction is the third for TrustHouse in the last 12 months.

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New menu, prices on deck to meet meal regs

Jun. 04, 2012

Healthier menu means higher prices for some schools.

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Taste testing vital for new meal additions

Jun. 04, 2012

Testing of whole-wheat options imperative for new school meal pattern.

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