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National Child Nutrition Act

USDA Reveals New Standards for School Meals

On Thursday, January 13, 2011 the USDA published new standards that will affect approximately 32 million children while eating breakfasts and...
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Vending machines to play a much smaller role in school lunch.

The national school lunch program has traveled a far-reaching path of development and owes its history to European programs from the previous two...
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Healthy Child Nutrition Act

Jalnoick of AP (2010) reports that legislation to provide more lunches and dinners to school children and make the meals healthier became a law on...
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Rep. John Linder votes against Georgia's children

Representative John Linder voted against Georgia’s children yesterday. Luckily, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act passed, despite Rep. Linder...
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Celebrities join SNA, Michelle Obama and Senate in urging passage of the 'Child Nutrition Act'

The School Nutrition Association (SNA) joined Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and numerous child nutrition advocacy...
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Study reveals negative nutritional impact of removing chocolate milk from schools

Got milk (chocolate, that is)?A study presented recently at the School Nutrition AssociationAnnual National Conference reveals that eliminating...
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MD Education's Summer Nutrition Program one of the top in the nation

The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) ranked second in the nation for the increase in the number of children participating in Summer...
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MD schools to share $2.8 million for in-classroom breakfast program (videos)

“Breakfast – it’s the most important meal of the day”; and now according to the Maryland State Department of Education ...
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5 Harford Co. schools receive grants to participate in USDA 'Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program'

“… For some students, it was the first time they had ever eaten fresh pineapple ...”Five Harford County Public Schools (HCPS)...
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Rachel Ray does DC in support of healthy school lunches

(video update) Rachel Ray, famous 30 Minute Meals cookbook author and TV host, met with Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill) yesterday to discuss...
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