school lunch

The USDA announced Tuesday that the free meal program for children will continue this summer when classes are done. The USDA is extending the waivers that allow all children to continue to receive meals through the end of September. USDA officials say the waivers to provide clarity and certainty to local program operators for the summer months ahead ...

The American Dairy Coalition wants to bring whole milk back to U.S. school lunchrooms. According to the proposed Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025, whole milk will continue to be banned from schools across the nation. The U.S. Dietary Guidelines are only updated and published every five years ...

Ag secretary Sonny Perdue, has announced that flexibilies to school meals programs will be extended through the summer. "We had to do many, many waivers initially in order get these kids fed," Perdue recently said. "And it was amazing that communities reached up and reached out to get the kids fed ... Read More ...

Over the weekend, the USDA approved requests from Washington as well as California to allow meal service during school closures to minimize potential exposure to the new coronavirus. The meals are available at no cost to low-income children, and are not required to be served in a group setting, to ensure kids receive nutritious meals while schools are temporarily closed ...

As children head back to school for the year, many of them will want to see a familiar face in their lunch.  Crunch Pack has announced it has partnered with Nickelodeon to create special packages of sliced fruit, featuring SpongeBob SquarePants characters.  Th...

Seven of the largest school districts in the United States will not relax school meal standards that Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced changes to last week.   Seven school districts organized as the Urban School Food Alliance — New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Miami-Dade County Florida, Orange County of Orlando, Florida, and Broward County of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, — will

The House Freedom Caucus is a group of conservative House Republicans that issued a 23-page list of regulations it wants overturned in a Trump administration, and nutrition is a key target.  The list includes the FDA’s update to the Nutrition Facts Panel and the updated standards for school meals.  Both of ...

As kids return to school this week and next, the Oregon Department of Agriculture wants to make sure that each child is safe from food borne illnesses.   Food Safety Specialist Susan Kendrick said each lunch needs to be packed with care.  ...