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Illinois schools fight to bring local food to students’ plates

Food Management

Local apples, tomatoes, tofu and more are showing up on school lunch menus thanks to the combined efforts of school nutrition teams and organizations like The Common Market and the Illinois Farm to School Network.

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School Nutrition Association names its 2025 national award winners

Food Management

The winners were announced just before School Lunch Hero Day which takes place Friday, May 2.

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House Ways and Means Committee proposes cutting funding for school nutrition programs

Food Management

Also in this weeks K-12 legislative update: A handful of states have introduced universal free school meal programs, A Rhode Island bill would ban certain dyes in school meals and New Hampshire takes aim at school lunch shaming.

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USDA funding for local food purchases now available for school nutrition operators

Food Management

million for states and territories to purchase local foods for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The funding allocates up to $471.5

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National school lunch program could be banned from serving lab-cultivated meat

Food Safety News

Senators have introduced legislation banning the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) from including cell-cultivated meat products on its menu. The NSLP is the federally assisted meal program in public and nonprofit private schools and residential childcare institutions. A bipartisan pair of U.S.

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Arizona Governor Bans Ultraprocessed School Lunches But Lunch Copay Support Still Uncertain

Total Food Service

A new Arizona law banning certain ultraprocessed ingredients in school meals has been signed by Governor Katie Hobbs, but a parallel effort to fund reduced-price school lunches for low-income families remains unresolved as budget negotiations loom. The legislation, sponsored by Rep.

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What’s on the Horizon for School Nutrition?

School Nutrition Association

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