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Working toward zero waste in the cafeteria
One Florida school district has been making great strides toward its goal to reduce the amount of waste it sends to the local landfills. Alachua County Food & Nutrition Services is enlisting its...
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Learning Extends to the Lunchroom in Minnesota
The cafeterias of Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools (MN) not only serve nutritious foods, they also work to offer students experiential learning opportunities in the cafeteria. The nutrition program...
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School Menu Trends to Watch
Before the school bell rings in the new year, school nutrition professionals gathered in Denver for the nation’s largest school food show to stay on top of what’s trending for menus. Plant-based...
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Field Trips to Texas Nutrition Department
Elementary school students in Texas are learning all about eating healthy through Aldine Independent School District (ISD) Child Nutrition Service’s program called “Learn, Grow, Cook.” The field trip...
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Growing a School Garden Program in Wisconsin
Students at two Madison Metropolitan School District (WI) elementary schools have benefitted from local partnerships to help grow their garden program, with an added bonus of more fresh food for...
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Historic Farm in Delaware Maintained by School District
A unique partnership between Penn Farm in Northern Delaware and the nutrition department of Colonial School District provides urban students opportunities to learn about farming and fresh produce for...
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Seattle Schools Source Salmon from Native American Tribe
Many school nutrition programs were forced to take a closer look at how they operate and where they source their food following pandemic-related supply chain challenges. For Seattle Public Schools...
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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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Students in WI Eat Their Way Across the Globe
While students in Wisconsin’s Prescott School District were not afforded the opportunity to sail in a gondola in Venice or visit England’s Buckingham Palace, their tastebuds got a chance to take a...
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Utah Elementary Lunchroom Leads the Way in Food Waste Diversion
At Academy Park Elementary near Salt Lake City, sustainability isn’t a buzzword, it’s a practice woven into the fabric of the school’s daily cafeteria operations. Thanks to the hard work of head...
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