Food News

To save you time and share ideas that may improve your school food service program, we curate news stories on school meals and childhood nutrition.

Date	Title	Source
2/28/19	‘Worldly cuisine’: Roseville schools to serve more diverse lunches	MinnPost
4/1/19	Breakfast After the Bell will serve up student success	MinnPost
5/23/19	Increasing exercise helps teens fall asleep earlier and stay asleep longer, study finds	MinnPost
2/6/24	Free school meals overwhelmingly popular with Minnesota voters, survey finds	Minnesota Reformer
2/28/19	Schools add healthy, local to the menu -- and some kids eat it up	Minnesota Public Radio
3/4/20	Kids take in more calories from post-game snacks than they burn during their sports games, study finds	Minn Post
2/24/20	Both moms and dads need to model healthy eating, researchers say	Minn Post
5/22/19	How Movement and Exercise Help Kids Learn	Mindshift/KQED
8/27/18	Middle School English teacher brainstorms ways to incorporate movement into classes	MiddleWeb
9/11/18	Why physical literacy matters for our students	Middle Web
4/7/22	Lawmakers and industry leaders want to extend universal free meals in schools	Michigan Radio
7/21/19	Make nutrition fun for children this summer	Miami Times
8/9/21	School nutrition program includes more vegetarian and vegan foods	Miami Herald
11/28/21	School nutrition staff juggles menu changes	MetroWest Daily News
2/15/22	Schools struggling to meet USDA's latest lunch standards	Messenger Inquirer
10/19/20	CDC: Nearly 20% of U.S. Kids Don't Get Breakfast	MedPage Today
2/13/23	Kids' BMIs dropped after federal school lunch overhaul	MedPage Today
7/9/19	Obesity may put young people at risk of anxiety, depression	Medical News Today
3/10/20	One district ends buffet-style meals, salad bars as coronavirus precaution	Mass Live
9/27/22	‘No child should go hungry during the school day’: Who is still eligible for free school lunches — and how can you apply?	MarketWatch
8/18/22	For 2 years, there was such a thing as a free lunch — at public schools. Not anymore.	Marketplace.org
6/30/22	School lunches aren't free to everyone anymore. Some advocates think they should be.	Marketplace.org
9/6/21	School cafeterias are looking for workers, too	Marketplace
12/16/22	No chicken nuggets? How supply chain snags are affecting school lunch.	Marketplace
12/1/20	Schools find new ways to deliver free lunches during pandemic	Marketplace
3/29/23	USDA proposes rules to expand access to free school lunches	Marketplace
4/7/23	Everyone’s got an opinion on proposed USDA nutrition standards for schools — especially the students	Marketplace
4/11/22	Tater tot casserole without tater tots? Rising costs stress school lunch programs.	Marketplace
6/6/22	Pandemic rules for school lunch program expiring	Marketplace
8/29/21	California schools prepare for universal meals	Marin Independent Journal
10/5/20	Regional, local schools finding healthy, local options for lunch programs	Mankato Free Press
6/1/21	Senator’s visit highlights school meals funding	Mankato Free Press
2/28/19	Commentary: The latest threat to national security? Salty school lunches	Madison.com
10/20/22	US lawmakers seek soy milk option for schools	Louisiana Illuminator
2/9/22	Free meals boost participation in district	Los Altos Town Crier
5/16/22	School lunch menus are changing from bland to culturally appropriate	Lohud
4/19/21	Bipartisan bill proposes expansion of summer meal program	LocalSyr.com
5/3/22	'Everything is going up' — School kitchens feeling pinch of rising food prices	Lincoln Journal Star
2/5/19	Snow days can mean no food for many students. One county in Kentucky solves that.	Lexington Herald-Leader
7/16/18	School lunches inspire hunt for no-blend smoothies, pea butter at ANC 2018	Las Vegas Review Journal
9/19/19	In La Crosse school gardens, future teachers see chance to grow	LaCrosse Tribune
2/18/22	Hot lunches: Free meals whet appetites in public schools	Laconia Daily Sun
7/28/21	Schools, food bank partner to expand food access	KXXV-TV
5/10/23	An expansion of free school lunches signed into law in Washington state	KXRO News
12/11/18	Despite rollback, many Central Texas schools keep healthy lunches	KXAN-TV Austin
1/14/22	Schools offer meals during COVID-19 closures	KWTX-TV
3/4/21	Metro area school districts launch pilot program to target food insecurity, waste	KVRR
8/11/22	Universal school meal program to be on the ballot in Colorado	KUSA-TV (Denver)
10/6/21	District opens commercial greenhouse to support school nutrition program	KUSA-TV
5/29/19	CO schools to deliver summer meals in buses with student-created themes	KUSA-TV