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
10/26/23	After-school meal participation drops for the first time	K-12 Dive
6/27/23	USDA to give states nearly $1.3B to purchase school meals	K-12 Dive
6/28/23	Opinion: Nutrition education needed to transform health and food practices nationwide	K-12 Dive
7/6/23	Student participation in school meal program dips after universal meals end	K-12 Dive
2/14/19	Time to eat school lunch affects elementary students' nutrient consumption (PDF)	Journal of Child Nutrition & Management
2/23/23	Iowa could ban margarine from school meals	Iowa Capital Dispatch
6/6/23	U.S. House committee approves bills on whole milk	Iowa Capital Dispatch
2/20/24	Push for free school lunches continues as unpaid meal debt surpasses $19 million	Investigate TV
12/3/20	5 mood-boosting foods that may make you happier, according to a dietitian	Insider
3/11/23	Debts for unpaid school meals are rising as families are left scrambling	Insider
2/4/21	All North Dakota K-12 public school students could get free meals for two years under bill	Inforum
9/7/20	'It’s a little nerve-wracking': Lunchtime for students looks different amid COVID-19	Indianapolis Star
4/28/23	North Dakota lawmakers pass free school lunch funding after all	In Forum (Fargo, ND)
2/16/21	School districts face staff shortages with return to full time	Idaho Press
3/2/20	Eat.Move.Connect. Tip: March is National Nutrition Month	Hutchinson Leader
3/4/19	Free meal program increases productivity and attendance	Huntington (WV) Herald Dispatch
7/18/19	Hot and Hungry	Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center
9/16/19	This Is Why The U.S. Is Failing To Tackle Childhood Obesity	Huffington Post
4/21/20	School Lunch Programs Are Rapidly Going Broke	Huff Post
12/9/20	Maryland district flooded with meal-kit orders in first day	Herald-Mail
2/18/21	No evidence coronavirus spreads through food or food packaging: FDA	Healthy Day
3/18/24	Study: CEP participation tied to reduced obesity	HealthDay News
10/18/19	Nearly 5 Million American Kids Are Obese, New Study Finds	HealthDay
10/25/18	Obesity a Painful Reality for 1 in 6 U.S. Youths	Health Day
4/30/20	In COVID Crisis, Nearly Half of People in Some U.S. States Are Going Hungry	Health Day
1/23/20	The Trump Administration’s Continued Attack On The Nutrition Safety Net: At What Cost?	Health Affairs
2/27/19	AHA: Obesity increases risk for premature heart disease in children	Healio.com
3/9/20	Children consume more calories from post-game snacks than they burn playing sports	Healio
2/16/23	Many young children not eating a daily fruit or vegetable, study finds	Healio
2/13/24	Hawaii considers providing universal school meals	Hawaii Public Radio
7/13/22	California budgets $100 million for K-12 plant-based ingredients	Green Queen
3/27/23	By one vote, North Dakota Senate rejects free school lunches for low-income kids	Grand Forks Herald
8/12/22	California, Maine first to fund free school meals statewide	Good Morning America
4/22/21	14-year study shows school lunches among highest-quality meals in US	Good Morning America
6/9/23	How 1 woman is helping settle school lunch debt, advocating for universal free lunch	Good Morning America
9/17/21	Labor shortage affects popular school meal items	Globe Gazette (Mason City, IA)
7/11/23	Feeding thousands of kids a day during the summer takes a lot of work. For many, it's crucial	Georgia Public Broadcasting
4/21/21	General Mills celebrates Trayblazers	General Mills
1/14/22	School cafeterias still struggling to find some menu items with supply chain delays	Fremont News-Messenger
12/29/20	Schools lunch program adapts to changing education schedules	Foxboro Reporter
7/16/19	Kicking things off for the nation's largest school lunch and breakfast taste-test	Fox2Now.com
11/10/22	USDA hopes $50M can make school lunch more ‘appetizing,’ ‘appealing’	Fox News
11/6/23	US school milk supply at risk due to carton shortage	Fox News
4/4/19	Several states sue USDA over relaxed school lunch standards	Fox 9 News Twin Cities
3/17/20	Students to pick up 1-week supply of meals at bus stop each week of school closure	Fox 9
10/21/21	Schools turn to retailers amid supply chain issues	Fortune
2/9/22	Public schools struggle to fill support staff roles	Fortune
8/27/18	School Food Purchases Are Moving The Needle For The Local Food Movement	Forbes.com
5/28/20	Number Of Food Insecure Households More Than Doubles As Food Banks Struggle	Forbes
10/1/20	Schools Tackle COVID-19; SNA President shares how K-12 programs are holding up.	Foodservice Equipment Reports