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
5/15/23	Chocolate milk faces potential ban in school cafeterias	Wall Street Journal
4/13/21	Children's healthiest meals of the day come from school cafeterias	CNN
3/9/20	Children consume more calories from post-game snacks than they burn playing sports	Healio
5/7/20	Children are going hungry without school meals - and it doesn't have to be this way	Newsweek
10/2/19	Children are counting on Congress to save their school meal programs	The Hill
2/25/22	Child nutrition waivers set to expire soon	WVTM-13 (Alabama)
7/10/19	Child Nutrition Reporting Burden Analysis Study	USDA
7/21/22	Child nutrition reauthorization plan calls for expanding free meal access	K-12 Dive
1/27/20	Child nutrition advocates speak out about proposed USDA changes to school meals	Food Management
11/9/23	Child and Adult Care Food Program underutilized, unequally accessed in low-income areas, research reveals	Food Navigator
6/27/23	CEP grows to benefit 19.9M children nationwide	The 74
12/6/19	CDC: Schools aren't doing enough to teach kids about nutrition	UPI
10/19/20	CDC: Nearly 20% of U.S. Kids Don't Get Breakfast	MedPage Today
10/29/22	Carrots for carrots: States promote buying local for school lunches	The 74
5/21/19	Can We Stop Kids From Being Shamed Over School Lunch Debt?	Civil Eats
7/18/19	Can Ramen, Fish Nuggets And Flavor Stations Teach Kids To Love School Lunch?	St. Louis Public Radio
8/12/22	California, Maine first to fund free school meals statewide	Good Morning America
8/29/21	California schools prepare for universal meals	Marin Independent Journal
4/4/24	California schools forced to compete with fast food industry for workers after minimum wage hike	Washington Post
2/21/24	California school nutrition operators grapple with persistent labor shortages	FoodService Director
1/4/21	California school district improves scratch-cooking program during pandemic	Food Management
4/8/21	California moving to pioneer free meals for all students	EdSource
3/12/24	California lawmaker introduces bill to remove artificial dyes from cereals, baked goods and other foods served in school	NBC News
1/5/24	California families to benefit from new federal summer nutrition program	Ed Source
12/20/20	California district gives out nearly 35,000 meals to students for winter break	The Daily Press
10/11/23	California codifies USDA proposal to adjust school meal nutrition standards	K-12 Dive
7/13/22	California budgets $100 million for K-12 plant-based ingredients	Green Queen
7/1/21	California adopts universal school meals	KNBC-TV (Los Angeles)
4/6/20	Cafeteria workers need support during the COVID-19 pandemic	USA Today
11/12/21	Cafeteria worker shortage? Try culinary arts students	Food Management
3/27/23	By one vote, North Dakota Senate rejects free school lunches for low-income kids	Grand Forks Herald
4/1/19	Breakfast After the Bell will serve up student success	MinnPost
2/24/20	Both moms and dads need to model healthy eating, researchers say	Minn Post
2/17/20	Booker, Cornyn introduce bill to fund school nutrition programs	The Hill
8/22/19	Blender bikes spotlight K-12 district’s farm-to-table program	Food Management
9/12/18	Bismarck Public School brings fresh, locally produced veggies into schools	Bismarck Tribune
4/19/21	Bipartisan bill proposes expansion of summer meal program	LocalSyr.com
6/20/19	Bill introduced to end student lunch debt shaming	ABC News
3/27/23	Bill bringing New Mexico students healthy lunches awaits signature	KRQE News
1/20/20	Bill Aims To Have More Students Eating School Breakfasts	WBZ-TV
6/25/22	Biden signs the school meal waivers bill into law, but free meals are over for many	NPR
1/22/21	Biden Signs Executive Order to Boost Food Benefits for Children Missing School Meals	Education Week
4/28/21	Biden Pitches Plan to Expand Universal Pre-K, Free School Meal Programs, Teacher Training	EdWeek
2/4/22	Biden inches back toward Michelle Obama’s school nutrition standards	Politico
4/20/21	Biden administration extends universal free school lunch through 2022	The Hill
7/16/20	Beyond School Walls: How Federal, State and Local Entities are Adapting Policies to Ensure Student Access to Healthy Meals During the COVID-19 Pandemic	Trust For America's Health
4/18/22	Behind the lunch tray: A look at how school meals are funded	EDNC
6/25/19	Baby calf naming contest doubles school breakfast participation	Food Management
11/15/18	At School Lunch, Healthier Options are Overlooked When Juice is Available	UConn Today
5/15/21	Ask Amy: “Lunch Ladies” serve extra portions of kindness	Denver Post