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Federal bill would set up grant program for scratch-made meals in schools

By Benita Gingerella on Apr. 02, 2024

Also in this week’s K-12 legislation update: Lawmakers pen a letter to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture asking that potatoes remain a vegetable in the 2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and a pair of bills in Virginia that would set up a farm-to-school task force head to the governor for signature.

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It takes a village: How Madison Metropolitan Schools was able to successfully pilot scratch-made meals

By Benita Gingerella on Mar. 27, 2024

Staff training and partnering with school leaders was essential to making the program’s launch go smoothly.

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Farmington High School nutrition team leans into customization craze with latest concept

By Benita Gingerella on Mar. 21, 2024

Make-Your-Own offers students a weekly themed lunch option that is built around customization.

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Federal bill would establish committee to address school meal debt

By Benita Gingerella on Mar. 19, 2024

Also in this week’s K-12 legislative update: Biden’s proposed FY 2025 budget includes funding for expanding free school meal access and a California bill would ban certain additives in school menu items.

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Minnesota lawmakers consider more funding for universal free meals

By Benita Gingerella on Mar. 12, 2024

Also in this week's K-12 legislative update: Tennessee companion bills would allow schools in the state to serve whole milk again and Delaware lawmakers advance bills addressing lunch shaming and universal free meals.

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3 takeaways from SNA’s Legislative Action Conference

By Benita Gingerella on Mar. 05, 2024

School nutrition professionals traveled to Washington D.C. this week to discuss reimbursement rates, proposed changes to the school nutrition standards and more.

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North Carolina announces $1.3M in grant funding to expand school breakfast

By Benita Gingerella on Mar. 05, 2024

Forty-two public school districts and charter schools in the state will receive financial assistance to implement alternative school breakfast models such as breakfast in the classroom.

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K-12 pizza competition to raise money for unpaid meal charges

By Benita Gingerella on Feb. 28, 2024

The Sizzling Slice Showdown asks school nutrition operators to submit their best pizza recipe to raise money to go towards tackling school meal debt.

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Minnesota bill would provide free milk to students who bring lunch from home

By Benita Gingerella on Feb. 27, 2024

Also in this week’s legislative update: A Oklahoma bill would encourage farm-to-school efforts in the state and Hawaii and Tennessee consider implementing universal free meals at school.

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Culinary competition challenges students to create vegetarian dishes

By Benita Gingerella on Feb. 26, 2024

Fourteen Texas high school culinary teams were challenged to create a vegetarian lunch entree as part of Aramark’s annual Culinary Star Competition.

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