Posts Tagged ‘Nutrition Services’
NYC soda ban mirrors District 6 policy by Matt Lacy – Following earlier reports that the city of New York was considering banning soft drinks over 12 ounces, a panel hand-picked by Mayor Michael Bloomberg is considering banning other food items as well. At a Tuesday meeting in Queens, the New York [...]
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by Jack Minor – Parents have expressed concerns over a recent notice advising them not to allow their children to bring sodas to school. In a recent newsletter, parents were told that as, per a policy passed by the school board last October, “soda is no longer allowed in the cafeterias at the elementary and [...]
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Proposed congressional regulations would classify food as vegetable for school menus by Jack Minor – District 6 children could soon be begging for their vegetables if Congress has its way. A spending bill has a provision re-classifying pizza as a vegetable. Congress is pushing the new classification as pushback on the Obama administration’s Agriculture bill [...]
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Some students’ free or reduced-price meal accounts are approaching the Sept. 28 deadline to reapply to continue this benefit during the current school year. Students who received free or reduced-price meals last school year are allowed to carry over that status through the first 30 days of this school year. However, during those 30 days, [...]
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