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Mastering the New K-12 Meal Regulations

Sep. 09, 2013

School foodservice directors and staff, stand up and take a bow. Charged with making groundbreaking changes to the National School Lunch Program, and tackling the job under challenging circumstance, you are helping to make history. You are on the front li

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Fresh Starts

Sep. 09, 2013

Roasting, a cooking method that yields flavorful vegetables, is on the rise in some school districts. 

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Gaining Trust

Sep. 03, 2013

We invited families from four ethnic groups to tour our nutrition center. We have between 100 and 150 people per session.

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Idaho DOE Creates Healthy Cookbook

Sep. 03, 2013

The Idaho Department of Education (DOE) has worked with a chef/dietitian to create a cookbook of healthy recipes for school foodservice directors to use. “Chef Designed School Lunch” was launched in April and presented at the School Nutrition

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School Regs Front and Center at ANC

By Paul King on Aug. 07, 2013

The first Annual National Conference since the introduction of new federal meal regulations for school foodservice drew more than 6,500 foodservice professionals and a record number of exhibitors to Kansas City, Mo., to talk about life in this new reality

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Boulder school district purchases hormone-, antitbiotic-free meat.

Aug. 05, 2013

The district worked with local producers to purchase beef and chicken for use in school meals.

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Michigan education chief suggests districts consolidate foodservice programs

Aug. 05, 2013

Administrators hope the plan will save money and allow schools to focus on teaching.

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Lisa Banner

Jul. 26, 2013

Lisa Banner, senior foodservice director for (The Nutrition Group Inc.), Montour School District in McKees Rocks, Pa., is constantly improving area that need work. She also opened the Spartan Café, an area where students and teachers can

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Kids eat more vegetables if you teach them about nutrition

Jul. 10, 2013

What's the best way to get your kid to eat more vegetables? Smother the broccoli in sauce, cut cucumbers into fun shapes, or ban dessert until they've eaten their spinach? A new study reveals what could be the best approach—simply teach them

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Industry leaders react to new competitive foods regs

By Becky Schilling on Jul. 10, 2013

We asked a few child nutrition professionals what they thought about the USDA’s interim final rule regarding competitive foods. Here’s what they had to say. If you’ve got something to add, write to editor Becky Schilling at bschilli

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