by Robyn Smith | Jul 29, 2017 | Articles
A summer food program for kids is expanding, thanks to a $20,000 grant from a major packaged foods company. In Columbia, Missouri, the Summer Food 4 Kids program is held at four sites in areas where there is a high need. Children receive bagged lunches when the stop... by Susie McDonald | Dec 15, 2015 | Articles
A new study has found that kids choose more vegetables in the lunch line than when the salad bar is away from the line. “We were surprised, not that there was a difference in amounts of fruits and vegetables that students took and consumed, but by the size of the... by Brian Bullock | Jul 5, 2014 | Articles
Children are getting a free lunch, and a free breakfast too. The saying “There’s no such thing as a free lunch” doesn’t apply to the Guadalupe school district, where school aged children can get the first two meals of the day for free five... by Lee Ann Cox | May 28, 2014 | Articles
Are students really eating fruits and vegetables at lunch, or are those required healthy items winding up in the trash? On a recent visit to Charlotte Central School in Vermont a team of researchers from the University of Vermont found the lunch ladies serving... by Rachel Trotter | Mar 8, 2014 | Articles
Parents and schools are working together to encourage children in learning about lunchtime etiquette. In Utah, the Weber and Ogden school districts don’t have a specific policy on lunch room behavior, so they leave it up to the individual schools to set those...
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