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On April 22-26, the Urban School Food Alliance hosted its second Cooking for Healthy Kids culinary skills training at the Culinary Institute of America’s San Antonio Campus. School nutrition staff, including chefs, dietitians, and culinary trainers, from 14 districts...
In May 2023, the Urban School Food Alliance convened a one-of-a-kind group of school food leaders at The Culinary Institute of America’s Texas Campus in San Antonio. During the weeklong event, Alliance members participated in sessions led by top culinary...
On November 2, the Urban School Food Alliance joined Cafeteria Culture and Cool School Cafe in hosting the first ever Plastic Free Lunch Day USA, a nationwide initiative to reduce plastic foodware and packaging in school cafeterias across the country. The event was a...
Nadira Johnson DrPH Student, Morgan State University School of Community Health and Policy School meals play a critical role in ensuring children receive healthy meals. In fact, a study conducted by Tufts University found that schools serve the healthiest meals...
As millions of students in our member districts and those across the country returned to school this month, they were greeted by familiar faces in the cafeteria and exciting additions to the menu. Though the options may seem new to many students, school nutrition...
By Jeremy West It recently happened again. For no apparent reason, some stranger attempted to get one of my daughters to identify their ethnicity. I was with them during the interaction and, as the individual persisted by asking about every Asian country they could...
Greetings from the beautiful Coulees of Wisconsin! Coulees are large valleys, surrounded by beautiful wooded bluffs along the Mississippi River. These valleys were formed when large glaciers cut through Wisconsin. It seems like the summer just started and yet we are...
On Saturday, June 25, 2022, the President signed into law: S. 2089, the “Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022,” which extends certain flexibilities for child nutrition programs and provides temporary increases in reimbursement rates for school meals and meals provided at child...
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Resolution to Support Nutrition Standards
Apr 24, 2023
Plastic Free Lunch Day Returns on April 19, 2023
Apr 19, 2023
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2023 – Last November, the Urban School Food Alliance joined Cafeteria Culture in hosting...
Washington Post: Lunchables in school cafeterias have child-nutrition experts concerned
Mar 16, 2023
Lunchables, the popular prepackaged meals aimed at kids and the time-pressed parents tasked with feeding them,...
ABC News: New rules would limit sugar in school meals for first time
Feb 3, 2023
U.S. agriculture officials on Friday proposed new nutrition standards for school meals, including the first...