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Spreading the word

 By Paul King on Oct. 25, 2010

It’s not often that school foodservice programs get positive coverage on television. Even less frequently does such coverage include a food manufacturer. But on a program called "The Balancing Act," which appears on Lifetime Television, Hillsborough County Schools in Florida and The Schwan Food Co. have been given the opportunity to air their views about school nutrition.

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Small world

 By Paul King on Oct. 11, 2010

I read a couple of interesting foodservice-related articles over the weekend. One was titled, “Are healthy school lunches driving your kids to junk?,” and the other was “Hospitals serving children’s meals packed with saturated fat.”

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Confessions of Timothy Cipriano

Aug. 23, 2010

Timothy Cipriano, executive director of food services at 20,800-student New Haven Public Schools in Connecticut, wants to play baseball but would never go skydiving.

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What’s in a name?

By Paul King on Aug. 19, 2010

In Shakespeare’s tragedy "Romeo and Juliet," the fair maiden tells her lover that his name—Montague—is not important; rather, it is the type of person he is that matters.

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Whole Foods to the rescue

By Paul King on Aug. 16, 2010

Whole Foods, the Austin, Texas-based upscale grocery chain, is putting some money behind its pledge to help schoolchildren eat more healthfully.

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Critical thinking

By Paul King on Jul. 15, 2010

When it comes to food, it seems, everyone’s a critic, and media types are no exception. Earlier this week, The Washington Post ran a story entitled, “Well, fed: We try the food at U.S. Government cafeterias.” Reporters were dispatched to foodservice facilities at seven federal government offices and asked to rate the quality of food and service.

The energy of ideas

Jun. 25, 2010

Researchers have postulated that if you put a group of monkeys in a room full of typewriters—now, computers, of course—eventually they would pound out the complete works of William Shakespeare.

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Too many cooks?

By Paul King on May 14, 2010

We can add Rachael Ray’s name to the list of celebrity chefs who thinks she can make school lunch better.

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Confessions of Katie Wilson

Apr. 12, 2010

Katie Wilson, school nutrition director at 2,800-student Onalaska Schools in Wisconsin, says stay away from Civil War-themed events and Rocky Mountain Oysters.

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2010 Menu Development survey: In menus, diversity rules

Mar. 16, 2010

The results of the 2010 Menu Development Study, conducted annually by Foodservice Director, are in, and the survey says Asian is “in,” Mediterranean has staying power, and Thai, Caribbean and Cuban will be making their way onto more non-commercial menus in the months to come.

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