by Lev Tmanov | Nov 20, 2023 | News, USFA in the News
“JAND Editor-in-Chief Linda Snetselaar, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND and Katie Wilson, PhD, with the Urban School Food Alliance discuss the US Department of Agriculture’s new school food policy, pros and cons, and takeaway messages for families.” Listen to the...
by Lev Tmanov | Nov 8, 2023 | News, USFA in the News
With over 40 years in school nutrition, Dr. Katie Wilson is no stranger to the procurement challenges school nutrition operators face on a daily basis. As the Executive Director for the Urban School Food Alliance (USFA), a nonprofit made up of 17 member school...
by Lev Tmanov | Mar 16, 2023 | Featured, News, USFA in the News
Lunchables, the popular prepackaged meals aimed at kids and the time-pressed parents tasked with feeding them, have been a staple on school cafeteria tables for decades. But now, some of them won’t arrive from home in lunch sacks or boxes — the brand is offering a...
by Lev Tmanov | Feb 3, 2023 | News, USFA in the News
U.S. agriculture officials on Friday proposed new nutrition standards for school meals, including the first limits on added sugars, with a focus on sweetened foods such as cereals, yogurt, flavored milk and breakfast pastries. The plan announced by Agriculture...
by Lev Tmanov | Jan 11, 2023 | Featured, News, USFA in the News
School districts around the country are drowning in students’ lunch debt. Three months after the federal government stopped providing free school meals to all public school students, some districts are reporting thousands of dollars in unpaid bills. In one district,...
by Lev Tmanov | Jun 30, 2022 | Article, COVID-19, Featured, News, USFA in the News
Five days before COVID-19 nutrition waivers were set to expire, President Joe Biden signed the Keep Kids Fed Act into law. The bill, which Congress passed on June 24, would increase reimbursements to schools and child care centers and grant access to summer meals...