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
5/22/19	How Movement and Exercise Help Kids Learn	Mindshift/KQED
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
2/28/19	Schools add healthy, local to the menu -- and some kids eat it up	Minnesota Public Radio
2/6/24	Free school meals overwhelmingly popular with Minnesota voters, survey finds	Minnesota Reformer
12/20/18	A seasonal reminder: Winter break doesn’t equate to celebration and relaxation for all students	MinnPost
1/8/19	University of Minnesota study links adversity in early life to childhood obesity	MinnPost
2/6/19	Obesity-related cancers on the rise among young adults, study finds	MinnPost
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
1/29/22	Supporters of universal school meals: Don’t stop now	Minot Daily News
4/21/23	A pandemic experiment in universal free school meals gains traction in the states	Missouri Independent
9/27/21	October marks National Farm to School Month	Missouri Ruralist
9/22/23	States want to put more local food on school lunch trays. What does that mean, exactly?	Modern Farmer
4/7/21	Minnesota Foodservice Director Honored for Work	Morrison County Record
11/14/18	Zucchini everywhere: School-grown produce teaches students to eat their veggies	MPR
2/5/24	Scratch cooking, local ingredients serve up a school lunch revolution in Minnesota	MPR News
11/16/22	'They just start crying': Student food insecurity and debt rising across Minnesota	MPR News
3/8/24	Minnesota’s free school meals push driving big jump in breakfasts	MPR News
2/9/23	As hunger rises in Minnesota, House passes school meals for all bill	MPR News
1/19/21	Why Billions In Food Aid Hasn't Gotten To Needy Families	MPR News
9/5/23	New school year offers breakfasts and lunches to Minnesota students at no cost	MPR News
6/18/22	Free school lunches for all set to end, creating ‘perfect storm’ amid high inflation	MSN
3/7/22	Federal school meal waiver extension in limbo	MSN/CNN
6/7/22	School children at risk of losing free universal lunch	MSNBC
2/24/23	USDA releases new state guidance on Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer plans for summer 2023	National Association of Counties
5/5/22	USDA releases updated nondiscrimination statement guidance	National CACFP Sponsors Organization
7/24/20	In Reversal, Trump Says Schools In Coronavirus Hot Spots Should Delay Reopening	National Public Radio
9/9/20	'Children Are Going Hungry': Why Schools Are Struggling To Feed Students	National Public Radio
6/13/23	Montana adopts automatic enrollment for free, reduced price school meals	NBC Montana
7/24/23	Number of kids who received free summer lunches dropped by nearly 45% in 2022 compared to previous year	NBC News
8/23/22	One state declined a simple tweak to its summer meals program. Thousands of kids paid the price.	NBC News
10/2/22	School lunch is too costly for a growing number of families. Will a White House pledge help?	NBC News
12/20/22	Omnibus bill includes two major provisions that would help keep children fed over the summer	NBC News
3/12/24	California lawmaker introduces bill to remove artificial dyes from cereals, baked goods and other foods served in school	NBC News
7/10/19	Hunger takes no summer break: When school's out, the challenge is how to feed more kids	NBC News
2/26/23	Schools mired with debt after school meals federal funds end	NBC News
3/4/23	The broken business of feeding America’s schoolchildren	NBC News
3/9/22	School meal programs in 'financial peril' after spending bill snub, advocates say	NBC News
3/31/22	Free school meal program, set to expire, would be restored under Senate bill	NBC News
1/25/19	What an ongoing government shutdown could mean for school lunches	NBC2 News
3/30/21	Reinventing School Lunch	NBCConnecticut
5/26/21	Democratic lawmakers aim to make Biden's summer food program for kids permanent	NBCNews
7/14/22	School nutrition programs prepare for changes	Nebraska Public Media
7/24/18	30 million children rely on free school lunch. Where do they eat when school’s out?	New Food Economy
5/30/19	30 million children rely on free school lunch. Where do they eat when school’s out?	New Food Economy
7/11/19	Why does participation in the federal summer meals program keep dropping?	New Food Economy
10/1/20	Schools revamp meal programs during COVID-19 to curb childhood hunger, with potential to fix long-term problems	New Mexico in Depth
3/12/20	Coronavirus Resources: Teaching, Learning and Thinking Critically	New York Times