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Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Best Practices for Completing a Smarter Lunchrooms Scorecard Assessment

Smarter Lunchrooms Scorecard

Join Patty Hammond, Senior Nutritionist at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Erie County’s SNAP-Ed/Eat Smart New York: Western New York Region program, as she shares strategies for completing Smarter Lunchrooms Scorecards in school cafeterias.

Through this webinar, participants will learn……

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Why Reducing Food Waste in School Meal Programs Matters

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School foodservice directors have great pressures to meet federal, state, and local demands for nutrition, safety, and lunchroom participation. Consequently, the amount of food wasted vs. consumed becomes less of an issue to foodservice operations than does the amount of …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Introduction to Tray Waste Data Collection Techniques

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Do you want to dig deeper into understanding what students are actually eating? It’s not nutrition until it is eaten, which is why we invite you to join us on the Technical Advising Professional’s Webinar Introduction to Tray Waste Data …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Feature Series: Reducing and Managing School Cafeteria Food Waste

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This content series explores food waste in school cafeterias; specifically, reducing food waste and analyzing  it to measure consumption. 

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

The USDA has recently

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Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

What’s in Your Garbage? A First Look At Long-term Impact of NSLP Regulations and How Much Food Students Throw Away

In 2012, the first set of new school lunch guidelines were implemented as part of the USDA’s initiative to improve the nutritional quality of school lunches.  Proponents of the policy claim that the new regulations increase student exposure to more …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Plant to Plate: Do School Gardens Increase Salad Selection?

girl eating lettuce According to the 2013 USDA Farm to School Census, there are 2,401 school gardens across the US that grow edible produce and incorporate it in school meals. While studies have shown that incorporating school gardens into nutrition curriculum can …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Feeding Hungry Tummies: Lunch Hour Strategies to Curb Food Waste

The 2010 federal school nutrition standards have helped educate many of our students about new and healthy foods.  A recent study by the Harvard School of Public Health showed that the new school meal standards have not lead to an …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Order Effects and Sensory Aspects of Sampling Foods

Food manufacturers and retailers are increasingly offering free samples to consumers, especially now that research has shown that free samples can often be a more powerful and cheaper alternative to traditional forms of advertising.

In their paper published in the …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

A Salad Bar for Everyone: Finding Funds for a Salad Bar


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“It looks really beautiful! I would put our salad bar up against any salad bar in town because it looks that good!”– Kathy Burrill the food service director for Chisago Lakes Area Schools

Fresh fruits and vegetables …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

How to Make Your Salad Bar Healthy and Popular

Include all Meal Components—making a salad meet the NSLP requirements for a full meal is quite easy with a salad bar! Make sure that the utensils measure the correct serving size of each item. For example one scoop of …

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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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