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Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

School Summer Nutrition Programs – It's More Than Just Serving Lunch!

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Many school lunch programs operate year round to serve students enrolled in summer school programs and to ensure that students in the community do not have to go without healthy meals.  Summer meal programs are not generally as structured as …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Part Two: Procurement Regulations Surrounding Local Meat, Poultry, Eggs, and Dairy Products for Your Cafeteria

meat, eggs, dairy

This is the second part of our two-part series about purveying local foods for your school.  Here is the link to Part One: Food Safety Considerations when Procuring Local Foods for Your Cafeteria.

Currently, there is increasing interest from …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Project 365: a USDA Demonstration Grant to End Childhood Hunger

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In 2016, the Commonwealth of Virginia, with the Department of Education (DOE) serving as lead agency, received an $8.8 million United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Child Hunger Demonstration grant, the largest in the nation. The purpose of this grant …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

More or Less Plate Waste with Updated School Nutrition Policies?

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Despite some negative press surrounding the new nutrition standards in school meal programs, many schools have seen a positive impact on plate waste and student consumption of healthful foods. Many changes to school meals were implemented in 2012 following the …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Sodium Reduction Tips from School Food Service Directors

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The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in over 100,000 public and nonprofit schools and residential child care institutions. It provides low cost or free lunches to more than 31 million children each school day. …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Tips for Writing Successful Grants

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Grant writing can feel intimidating if you have never done it before.  However, by following a few quick tips and getting a little hands on practice, you will get the hang of it in no time.  What is a grant …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Did You Know? Lesser Known Facts About School Meals


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Quantity, Quality, & Appeal – A Balancing Act

Historically, school food has gotten a bad rap for being unappetizing and even having poor nutritional value. If you haven’t been in a school cafeteria recently though, you may be surprised…

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Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

The Evolution of Nutritious School Meals – Yesterday and Today

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School lunch has always been designed to provide school children with a healthy midday meal, but what exactly is a “nutritious school lunch” and how has it evolved over the years?  This article explores the school meals of yesterday and …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

School Food Waste Prevention Techniques: Tips to Develop a Fun and Collaborative Action Plan

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The USDA has recently released a guide called What You Can Do to Prevent Wasted Food to enforce food waste prevention, specifically in schools. The guide reminds us that in the U.S, “food loss and waste is about 30% of …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Smarter Lunchroom Principles are Worth Every Penny: How Simple Lunchroom Changes Impact the School Meal Program Bottom Line

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The Smarter Lunchrooms Movement champions several research based behavioral interventions in school cafeterias. The two most widely used interventions are naming the vegetables and moving the fruit. Notably, these interventions are claimed to be cost effective ways for encouraging children …

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This work is supported in part by New Technologies for Agriculture Extension grant no. 2020-41595-30123 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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