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
12/20/18	New program in WI teaches kids about nutrition and culinary education	WEAU-TV
12/20/18	A seasonal reminder: Winter break doesn’t equate to celebration and relaxation for all students	MinnPost
12/21/18	Kids Need Play and Recess. Their Mental Health May Depend on It.	EdWeek blog
12/25/18	This is what the USDA will and will not do during a government shutdown	Des Moines Register
1/2/19	School Nutrition Programs May Slow Weight Gain in Teens	Psych Central
1/8/19	University of Minnesota study links adversity in early life to childhood obesity	MinnPost
1/14/19	How the shutdown is starting to impact schools	EdWeek Blog
1/15/19	Minnesota lawmakers grapple with filling gaps during shutdown	Star Tribune
1/17/19	Raising intuitive eaters	Food & Nutrition blog
1/17/19	Less beef, more beans. Experts say world needs a new diet.	The Associated Press
1/21/19	School districts, food banks ready to help furloughed federal workers	Kitsap Sun
1/25/19	What an ongoing government shutdown could mean for school lunches	NBC2 News
1/25/19	Shutdown Day 32: School Districts Step Up to Help Students and Families	Education Week
1/28/19	Shutdown resolution averts school lunch crisis	US News
2/5/19	Snow days can mean no food for many students. One county in Kentucky solves that.	Lexington Herald-Leader
2/5/19	Mid-Michigan community feeds children in need during week off school	WNEM-TV
2/5/19	Most U.S. kids not meeting sleep, exercise and screen time targets	Reuters
2/5/19	Thompson, Peterson Introduce Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2019	Congressman Thompson Press Release
2/6/19	Obesity-related cancers on the rise among young adults, study finds	MinnPost
2/13/19	MN Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Support Farm-to-School Programs	Public News Service
2/14/19	Time to eat school lunch affects elementary students' nutrient consumption (PDF)	Journal of Child Nutrition & Management
2/22/19	Whole Foods grants $500,000 to provide 150 salad bars to schools	The Produce News
2/27/19	AHA: Obesity increases risk for premature heart disease in children	Healio.com
2/28/19	Schools add healthy, local to the menu -- and some kids eat it up	Minnesota Public Radio
2/28/19	Commentary: The latest threat to national security? Salty school lunches	Madison.com
2/28/19	‘Worldly cuisine’: Roseville schools to serve more diverse lunches	MinnPost
3/4/19	Free meal program increases productivity and attendance	Huntington (WV) Herald Dispatch
3/4/19	Schools roll out mobile breakfasts for teens	The Mountaineer
3/5/19	How a federal free meal program affected school poverty stats	The Hechinger Report
3/6/19	A Nevada school district involve community partners to mark #NSBSW19	KLAS-TV
3/12/19	Food for thought: At-risk kids should be eating school breakfasts	Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
3/12/19	Palates changing in school cafeterias	Wicked Local
3/12/19	School lunch nutrition finds new flavors	District Administration
3/13/19	New York public schools to have 'Meatless Mondays' starting this fall	CNN
3/18/19	Community Action Partnership builds on Saint Paul’s diversity to bring nutrition to life	Resilience
3/19/19	Success with Meatless Mondays depends on staff training, 'well-prepared' recipes	Education Dive
3/19/19	Principal is school breakfast champion	The Roanoke (Va.) Times
3/19/19	Education officials welcome governor's proposal to fully fund school breakfast	Wisconsin Public Radio
3/25/19	Why Lunch, Exercise, Sleep, and Air Quality Matter at School	EdWeek
3/26/19	How to get kids to try new foods	US News & World Report
3/26/19	Soda taxes, ad limits, better labels: Doctors want to limit sugary drinks for kids, teens	USA Today
3/26/19	School Breakfast Program: Substitution of Vegetables for Fruit	USDA Food & Nutrition Services
3/27/19	Income Eligibility Guidelines for SY 2019-20 Announced	USDA via School Nutrition Association
4/1/19	High School clubs start food pantry to help hungry peers	Baraboo News Republic
4/1/19	Breakfast After the Bell will serve up student success	MinnPost
4/1/19	Lunch at 9 a.m.? That’s when a lot of schools start serving it to kids.	The Washginton Post
4/1/19	April news and updates from CKC Good Food	CKC Good Food
4/4/19	Several states sue USDA over relaxed school lunch standards	Fox 9 News Twin Cities
4/4/19	Trump Administration Sued Over Rollback of School Lunch Standards	The New York Times
4/4/19	Schools Are Feeding Hungry Students With Meals That Would Have Gone to Waste	EdWeek