school meal programs

The National Dairy Council announced the Smart Swaps Initiative to help with the challenges that school nutrition professionals face as they work to meet evolving USDA school meal standards.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced late last week major initiatives that he said will support and enhance the health of America's children through nutritious school meals.  At the USDA Conversation on Healthy School Meals Roundtable, Vilsack says, “Our commitment to the school meal programs comes from a common goal we all share – keeping kids healthy and helping them reach their full pote

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack says the wait for the most part is over now: "I certainly understand that schools are waiting to know precisely how the system's going to work during the next school year." Schools will be allowed to serve meals under the National School Lunch "Seamless Summer" option this fall, and throughout the next school year until the end of June ...

Fresh data from the School Nutrition Association reveals significant concerns about the financial sustainability of school meal programs. The second installment of a survey effort by the association found COVID-19 closures have had a dramatic impact on school meal program budgets ...