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
4/20/20	The scramble to feed the kids left hungry by the coronavirus crisis	Vox
9/13/18	Good breakfast equals good grades	Voice of America
11/20/19	How to lure hungry students? Schools learn from malls	Valliant News
9/22/23	Minnesota district faces lunch challenges	Valley News KVLY-TV
12/10/20	New Mexico district to provide meals for holiday break	Valencia County News-Bulletin
5/9/21	Universal Free Lunch Program could create funding conundrum for local school district	Vail Daily
3/27/19	Income Eligibility Guidelines for SY 2019-20 Announced	USDA via School Nutrition Association
8/1/19	Offer versus Serve National School Lunch Program Posters	USDA Team Nutrition
8/15/19	Team Nutrition Back-to-School Resources	USDA Team Nutrition
5/2/19	School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study	USDA Food and Nutrition Services
6/29/21	FNS Publishes Study on School Nutrition and Meal Cost	USDA Food and Nutrition Service
3/11/20	Secretary Perdue Announces Proactive Flexibilities to Feed Children When Schools Close	USDA Food and Nutrition Service
3/13/20	Secretary Perdue Statement on President Trump’s Address to the Nation Regarding COVID-19	USDA Food and Nutrition Service
3/18/20	USDA Working with Private Sector in Response to COVID-19	USDA Food and Nutrition Service
3/18/20	USDA Extends Comment Period on Proposed School and Summer Meal Reforms	USDA Food and Nutrition Service
3/26/20	USDA Makes it Easier to Feed Kids and Those Who Need Food During the COVID-19 National Emergency	USDA Food and Nutrition Service
6/12/20	USDA Ensures All Kids Can Get Free Meals This Summer as Nation Reopens	USDA Food and Nutrition Service
6/25/20	USDA Provides Flexibilities to Ensure Kids Receive Meals This Fall	USDA Food and Nutrition Service
6/29/20	USDA Gives Out $12.1 Million in Largest-Ever Farm to School Grant Awards	USDA Food and Nutrition Service
3/26/19	School Breakfast Program: Substitution of Vegetables for Fruit	USDA Food & Nutrition Services
9/21/18	USDA Secretary Working to Empower Local School Leaders and Improve the School Meal Programs	USDA FNS
12/6/18	Responding to the Needs of Local Schools, USDA Publishes School Meals Final Rule	USDA
8/31/20	USDA Extends Free Meals for Kids Through December 31, 2020	USDA
10/9/20	Trump Administration Extends Free Meals for Kids for Entire School Year	USDA
6/19/19	Summer Food Service Program 2019 Infographic	USDA
7/10/19	Successful Approaches to Reduce Sodium in School Meals Study	USDA
7/10/19	Child Nutrition Reporting Burden Analysis Study	USDA
7/16/19	USDA Announces Record-Breaking Funding for 2019 Farm to School Grants	USDA
3/9/21	USDA Extends Free Meals to Children through Summer 2021 Due to Pandemic	USDA
10/16/19	USDA Recognizes Hard-Working School Meals Professionals, Empowers Them to Do Right in School Lunchrooms	USDA
4/14/21	Nationwide Waiver of Community Eligibility Provision Deadlines in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs	USDA
4/20/21	USDA Issues Pandemic Flexibilities for Schools and Day Care Facilities through June 2022	USDA
1/20/20	USDA Announces School and Summer Meals Reforms	USDA
1/20/20	Notice to Stakeholders: USDA Sets the Record Straight on Proposed School Meals Flexibilities	USDA
4/19/21	Questions and Answers Regarding Child Nutrition Program Oversight, Administration, and Reporting During COVID-19	USDA
8/9/23	School cafeterias face a budget crunch. That means school lunch prices could rise	USA Today
4/6/20	Cafeteria workers need support during the COVID-19 pandemic	USA Today
6/1/20	School lunch programs are losing millions feeding hungry kids; they could be broke by fall	USA Today
8/6/20	Kids' mental health can struggle during online school. Here's how teachers are planning ahead.	USA Today
11/11/22	From lineman to 'lunch man,' former NFL player inspires youth as school cook	USA Today
11/14/21	Hot dog tortillas and bagged salads: School lunches take on new look	USA Today
3/26/19	Soda taxes, ad limits, better labels: Doctors want to limit sugary drinks for kids, teens	USA Today
10/30/20	My students are up against COVID-19, economic despair, online learning and heedless adults	USA Today
1/25/22	Quiet lunchrooms, hands-off learning: Teens share what school looks like during omicron	USA Today
2/15/23	USDA wants healthier school lunches. Here's why officials say it may not become a reality.	USA Today
2/19/23	'I was blown away': Teacher's viral video on student lunch debt prompts $30K in donations	USA Today
1/3/21	When teachers brought free lunch to kids amid COVID-19, they saw poverty up close	USA Today
5/8/23	New school lunch nutrition requirements will backfire. Kids won't eat what they don't like.	USA Today
10/29/19	'Sitting in class hungry': Schools wary of Trump plan to end free school lunches for some	USA Today
9/18/18	Are School Health Lessons Harming Kids? Experts say some of what students are taught can lead to disordered eating.	US News & World Report