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'Smart Snacks' regulations cost district nearly $200,000

 Jun. 23, 2015

A school district in Fairbanks, Alaska, is dealing with a $192,000 loss in revenue stemming from healthy snacks regulations on top of a proposed $100,000 budget cut.

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Are insects the future of food?

 Apr. 28, 2015

With the population rising and the demand for protein increasing, producers and operators will need to find enough protein to feed billions more mouths.

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Students petition for nutrition labels on menus

Apr. 28, 2015

A group of students started a petition at one Chicago university, hoping to improve nutrition labels on menus in the student center.

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A leading post acute care provider announces new food dining service

Apr. 28, 2015

Covenant Care recently introduced its "Enhanced Dining" service that has an expanded menu of nutritious foods, as well as an ergonomics redesign of their dining rooms based on their clients’ preferences.

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Major football schools average $600k on additional athlete nutrition

Apr. 28, 2015

NCAA’s rule allowing athletes unlimited access to food and snacks has some schools offering luxurious meals at dining halls and ‘refueling’ stations at training facilities.

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Nebraska-area schools completes goal to have students fit by 2020

Apr. 28, 2015

Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln set a goal five years ago to reduce childhood obesity rates in Lincoln Public Schools by 10 percent by 2020—LPS has reached that goal six years ahead of schedule. Now the goal is to double that percent.

5 Cutting-edge functions of Mission Bay Hospital’s high-tech meal order system

By Paul King on Apr. 13, 2015

Here are five cutting-edge features of Mission Bay Hospital’s high-tech meal order system.

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Students take Real Food Challenge training

Feb. 24, 2015

Students are learning how to push colleges to purchase more fairly-traded, humanely raised, ecologically sound items called “real food.”

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Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee calls for eco-friendly diet

Feb. 24, 2015

The panel is asking that people eat less red meat and more plants, due in part to concerns over greenhouse gas emissions, energy, land and water use.

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Schools recognized for ability to meet healthier school challenge

Feb. 24, 2015

Several schools in McHenry County, Ill., have received awards as part of the national Healthier US School Challenge, which urges the creation of nutrition education programs and increased physical activity.

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