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Proposed nutrition standards worry cranberry industry

 Jun. 28, 2012

Cranberries must be sweetened, says industry.

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On the Tot Chef Culinary Program, for Carrie Beegle

 Jun. 28, 2012

When Carrie Beegle, foodservice director for Cloverleaf Local School District in Lodi, Ohio, came to Cloverleaf she wanted a way to engage the parents and children in her district, so she created the Tot Chef cooking program. 

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"Litterless lunch" recycling may help schools cut costs

Jun. 27, 2012

Recycling program hopes to reduce some of the $100,000 yearly hauling costs.

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Junk food blamed for food sales drop

Jun. 26, 2012

Ottawa district sees loss of $1 million after ban on sodas and fried foods.

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Study says competitive foods should be healthy too

Jun. 26, 2012

Many districts have already complied with proposed regulations.

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City bans student from posting photos of school meals online

By Becky Schilling on Jun. 25, 2012

A few weeks back I read an article about a nine-year-old Scottish student who started a blog about the meals served in her school. She rated the meals based on overall taste, portions, health, courses and pieces of hair. The student, Martha Payne, also posted photos of the meals to her blog.

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Tenn. schools go back to cooking basics

Jun. 25, 2012

Program taught workers how to cook made-from-scratch recipes.

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Toronto Schools look to food literacy to save cafeterias

Jun. 22, 2012

Program would focus on curriculum-based cafeterias.

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Breakfast Business

By Becky Schilling on Jun. 22, 2012

Everyone knows the saying, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Byron Sackett, child nutrition director for 12,000-student Lincoln County Schools, questioned why that notion wasn’t being taken to heart in his district. So Sacke

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School bus offers free summer meals for students

Jun. 21, 2012

School bus was retrofitted with benches so kids can eat on board.

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