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‘Takeover Tuesday’ Nutrition Lessons in Georgia Schools
The Bartow County School System nutrition department is finding creative ways to educate GA students about where their food comes from. With weekly ‘Takeover Tuesday’ lessons, they’re working to...
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School Lunch in a Coastal Maine Community
In between the healthy versions of tried-and-true kid favorites, menus at Maine’s RSU 23 feature specials to rival local lunch hot spots. Students can choose dishes including Chicken Bahn Mi style...
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Composting in Montana Cafeterias
With several elementary schools in Bozeman School District 7 (Montana) successfully composting for a few years, the district’s nutrition department teamed up with a local business to bring composting...
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Seasonal Harvests in School Meals
Schools utilize the spring harvest in various ways, reaping the benefits of their school garden or collaborating with local farmers to meet the goal of getting more fresh veggies on student trays. At...
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Schools Provide Students with Lifelong Nutrition Lessons
Educating students with the knowledge to become lifelong healthy eaters is an important lesson that two Massachusetts school districts are passionately committed to. Nutrition staff at Triton Regional...
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Students Learn Food Industry, from Order to Serve
Some of the best educational lessons are experienced when students get out of the classroom and witness the lesson live and in person. Pre-K, first and second graders in Texas enjoyed tours of working...
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California District Boosts Produce Intake with School Farmers Markets
Twin Rivers Unified School District, located just outside Sacramento, California, developed an innovative and engaging way to encourage more fruit and vegetable consumption among students. An annual...
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Texas School Co-op Hosts Popular Food Expo for 25 Years
Consumers have many ways to share their voice when it comes to menus and restaurant reviews – good, bad or indifferent, opinions on Yelp or Google reviews can be taken into consideration by chefs and...
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Hydroponic Gardens Sprouting in Schools
Hydroponic gardening is taking root in many schools across the country, offering students a unique, hands-on way to learn about sustainability, nutrition and science. By growing fresh produce in...
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Plastic Free Day: A step toward greener lunchrooms in GA
When lunch was served at two schools in Georgia’s Gwinnett County School System recently, something was missing. Plasticware, a lunchroom staple for years, was nowhere in sight. Excited students could...
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