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Texas Department of Agriculture and The Cooper Institute® Offer NutriGram at No Cost to All Texas Public Schools Dallas (PRWEB) November 10, 2011 When a group of about 1,800 third through fifth grade Texas children were asked how many times they ate fast food, 46 percent of them said two or more times per week. These same children also did not understand that low-fat milk is a healthier choice than whole milk. These are just a few of the results the Texas Department of Agriculture...
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ARAMARK, a leading provider of school food and nutrition services, has partnered with school districts throughout the country to provide students with healthy, nutritious meals, as well as an understanding of how their meals are prepared and sourced. Supporting the School Nutrition Association's theme of "School Lunch - Let's Grow Healthy," a number of ARAMARK partner school districts will celebrate National School Lunch Week, October 10-14, by...
What started as an innocent, if unwelcome school lunch meal, turned into a year-long quest to document what meals were being served to school children daily, Huffington Post reports. In all, Sarah Wu ate 162 school lunches in one year. Posting in her anonymous blog as Mrs. Q, Sarah Wu, 34, a speech pathologist in the Chicago public schools, wasn’t happy with the choices that the school presented her with: a soggy hot dog, six tater tots, a Jell-O cup and chocolate milk. “That...
In observance of National School Lunch Week Oct. 10-14, Ambo Foods, LLC is offering a $5 discount on boxes of their heart-healthy Omega Cookies® to help increase the academic performance of students through better nutrition. Venice FL (PRWEB) September 29, 2011 Anne-Marie Chalmers, MD, co-founder of the Venice-based AMBO Foods company, Omega Cookie® says the is a perfect addition to school lunch or an afternoon snack. “We believe in providing healthy, yet tasty, nutrition...
New Healthy School Meal Recipes and Technical Assistance Available Free to Any School Through Alliance's Healthy Schools Program NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In celebration of September's National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, television personality, author and founder of the Yum-o! organization, Rachael Ray, and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation have collaborated to create healthy school food recipes that will be available for free to every school in the...
ROSEMONT, Ill., Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, reminding Americans that instilling physical activity and healthy eating habits among our nation's youth is more important than ever before. Demonstrating their commitment to making health and wellness a nationwide priority, the National Dairy Council (NDC), the National Football League (NFL) and Carla Hall, Top Chef alum and co-host of ABC's upcoming lifestyle series, The Chew, are jump...
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hunger-Free Minnesota (www.hungerfreemn.org) announced today that new data shows that Minnesota's use of the school breakfast program remains very low. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) currently reimburses schools at a rate of $1.21* for every breakfast served to those students eligible for free and reduced-price breakfasts; however, new data for 2010 shows that most schools and families aren't accessing that support, leaving a 66...
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- When students at more than 4,000 Sodexo-served K-12 schools nationwide line up for lunch on the first day back, they'll notice interesting changes, including kid-tested and healthy flavors from the Mediterranean to Vietnam and healthier versions of regional favorites - all part of Sodexo's industry-leading commitment to increase whole grains and reduce fat, salt and sugar in its school nutrition programs. "Sodexo sees school nutrition and...
Coalition of Volunteers, Non-Profit Organizations and City Agencies Join Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry Campaign to Spread the Word by Distributing More than 1,000,000 Postcards and Posters Promoting Summer Meals NEW YORK, July 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Share Our Strength's New York City No Kid Hungry® Campaign and the New York City Coalition Against Hunger are hosting a day of outreach to promote free summer meals for kids in New York City this Saturday, July 16. They will...
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Gold, LLC used the backdrop of America's largest gathering of K-12 School Foodservice Directors today to announce the launch of eight new products. These products help them meet new, more stringent federal requirements for their school lunch menus. Under the umbrella phrase, Better Nutrition Made Simple(TM), these new products all offer much lower sodium and no high fructose corn syrup as healthier ingredients options. "We have just made...
