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District leans on food trucks at lunch

 By FSD Staff on Nov. 08, 2016

Officials say the trucks have helped alleviate long cafeteria lines.

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District to expand school dinner program

 By FSD Staff on Nov. 08, 2016

The district will offer free dinner to after-school activity participants at 35 schools.

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Salad bars boost healthy eating, study says

By FSD Staff on Oct. 27, 2016

Researchers found that when offered a salad bar, 64% of students ate more produce.

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District casts student ‘celebrities’ to promote healthy eating

By FSD Staff on Oct. 26, 2016

High school students encourage younger ones to eat vegetables as part of the new “got veggies?” campaign.

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Cooking competition aims to get students amped for lunch

By FSD Staff on Oct. 21, 2016

Administrative staff created sandwiches to be added to the menu for a limited time.

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School district lifts flavored milk ban

By FSD Staff on Oct. 19, 2016

The lift is aimed to reduce waste, as students were rejecting plain milk and throwing away the containers.

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A lesson in pride of place

By Amy McKeever on Oct. 17, 2016

Through culinary arts programs, students learn the basics of agriculture, practice pivoting a menu based on seasonality, and compost as they cook.

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Chefs’ Council: Menu-shaping trends for 2017

By Patricia Cobe on Oct. 17, 2016

We’re back with next year’s menu forecast, culled from our panel of 50 Chefs’ Council members—culinarians representing the core segments of noncommercial foodservice.

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Will switching out equipment prevent frying woes?

By Jonathan Deutsch, Ph.D. on Oct. 17, 2016

Having the right equipment can make an operation more efficient, consistent and profitable. The real question is: Will that solve your problem?

Steal This Idea

Host quirky themed days

Oct. 17, 2016

A favorite event at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is its “May the fourth be with you” (aka “Star Wars”) day on May 4.

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