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Washington Post: Lunchables in school cafeterias have child-nutrition experts concerned

Lunchables, the popular prepackaged meals aimed at kids and the time-pressed parents tasked with...

ABC News: New rules would limit sugar in school meals for first time

U.S. agriculture officials on Friday proposed new nutrition standards for school meals, including...

Washington Post: Schools are swamped by unpaid lunch debt, nutrition group says

School districts around the country are drowning in students’ lunch debt. Three months after the...

Prism: Families call for universal free lunch as Congress extends meal program through the summer

Five days before COVID-19 nutrition waivers were set to expire, President Joe Biden signed the...
Plastic Free Lunch Day Returns on April 19, 2023

Plastic Free Lunch Day Returns on April 19, 2023

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2023 – Last November, the Urban School Food Alliance joined Cafeteria Culture in hosting the first ever Plastic Free Lunch Day, a nationwide initiative to reduce plastic foodware and packaging in school cafeterias across the country. During the...

ABC News: New rules would limit sugar in school meals for first time

ABC News: New rules would limit sugar in school meals for first time

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...

School Nutrition Professionals are #BackInTheGame

School Nutrition Professionals are #BackInTheGame

When schools began to close in March 2020 due to COVID-19, school nutrition programs rapidly became feeding centers in their communities. Instead of serving students in cafeteria lines, schools were on the front lines of a global pandemic, providing critical meals to...

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