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
9/3/22	For some families, going back to school means going back to lunchroom debt	Star Tribune
1/14/22	Former NFL lineman now cooks at his kids' school cafeteria	The Washington Post
2/15/20	FRAC report finds 12.4M students received free and reduced-price breakfasts last year	Education Dive
2/9/21	FRAC Report Underscores School Breakfast Participation Critical to Combatting Childhood Hunger, Learning Loss Caused by COVID-19	Food Research and Action Center
2/8/21	FRAC says free school breakfast is crucial to addressing hunger, academic performance	The Fern
3/4/19	Free meal program increases productivity and attendance	Huntington (WV) Herald Dispatch
3/7/21	Free meal programs in RCAS see increased participation	KOTA TV
8/16/21	Free meals affect students' idea of school	Chalkbeat/New York
2/9/22	Free meals boost participation in district	Los Altos Town Crier
9/28/23	Free meals for all students is best way to combat hunger, report concludes	Education Week
4/19/22	Free school lunches ending, applications needed for next year	Wyoming News Now
6/18/22	Free school lunches for all set to end, creating ‘perfect storm’ amid high inflation	MSN
3/31/22	Free school meal program, set to expire, would be restored under Senate bill	NBC News
6/14/23	Free school meals bill becomes Vermont law without governor’s signature	VT Digger
3/5/22	Free school meals for all? Colorado lawmakers want to make that a reality	The Denver Post
8/1/22	Free school meals helped families during the pandemic. This fall, those lunches won’t return.	The 19th
7/3/23	Free school meals in Minnesota to begin this school year	WCCO News (Minnesota)
2/6/24	Free school meals overwhelmingly popular with Minnesota voters, survey finds	Minnesota Reformer
10/30/23	Free school meals program causing some families to miss out on other educational benefits	WCCO News (Minnesota)
6/7/21	Free summer food for rural families delivered to their door	Kenosha News
6/28/23	Free summer meals return to pre-pandemic availability	WPTZ-TV (Burlington, Vt.)
11/11/22	From lineman to 'lunch man,' former NFL player inspires youth as school cook	USA Today
4/21/21	General Mills celebrates Trayblazers	General Mills
9/13/18	Good breakfast equals good grades	Voice of America
2/28/24	GOP governors face pressure campaign to feed kids in the summer	Politico
2/20/24	Got milk? Minnesota may make cartons free for all students	Axios
8/7/19	Gourmet burgers? Yes, school lunches have changed	WXIA-TV
6/11/18	Gourmet on a budget: Chefs throw down their best $1.25 school lunch ideas	The Day (New London, CT)
3/17/23	Governor Walz signs free school meals bill for Minnesota students	KARE 11
12/8/20	Grocery kits are the 'secret sauce' to feed kids	WJLA-TV
2/13/24	Hawaii considers providing universal school meals	Hawaii Public Radio
5/21/20	Health Experts Say Schools Can Reopen in the Fall — But With Some Big Changes	EdSurge
6/16/23	Healthier school lunches may have curbed childhood obesity, new study finds	Education Week
3/3/21	Healthy Meals at No Charge	Serveddigizine
8/30/19	Helping Children to Learn to Eat Well	New York Times
11/16/20	Helping Children With Anxiety in the Pandemic	New York Times
1/26/21	Here's what happened when COVID-19 forced a school's entire cafeteria staff into quarantine	Canton Rep
4/30/19	HHFKA had significant nutrition impact on school meals	Food Management
12/21/21	High school adopts flexible lunch period	WTMJ-TV
4/1/19	High School clubs start food pantry to help hungry peers	Baraboo News Republic
5/10/22	High school nutrition team hires students to combat staffing challenges	FoodService Director
8/20/21	High school shifts lunch to classrooms	WCBD-TV
4/18/22	High school to convert cafeteria waste into compost for sale	The Sun Chronicle
6/6/19	High school’s breakfast sales skyrocket with after-the-bell kiosks	Food Management
7/28/21	High-schoolers grow 5% of district's produce	Food Management
10/12/18	Hospital's Fitness and Nutrition in Schools Program puts greenhouses in schools	Ocala Star Banner
7/18/19	Hot and Hungry	Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center
11/14/21	Hot dog tortillas and bagged salads: School lunches take on new look	USA Today
2/18/22	Hot lunches: Free meals whet appetites in public schools	Laconia Daily Sun
12/13/23	House passes bill allowing schools to serve whole milk	The Hill