School Nutrition

02/11/13

USDA Issues “Smart Snacks” Proposal to Encourage Healthy Food Choices in America’s Schools

USDA issued a new “Smart Snacks” proposal on February 1, 2013, to improve the nutritional quality of food in...

02/08/13

Kids who eat cereal for breakfast have lower BMI

We’ve all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Now, a recently released study offers yet...

01/23/13

What’s Your Wheat Problem?

Americans love food demons and our newest one is wheat. The top-selling diet book of the moment is Wheat...

01/09/13

Folic Acid: Are You Getting Enough?

Folic acid, a B vitamin, is a big deal and this week is National Folic Acid Awareness Week. Not only can...

12/18/12

USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service Increases Flexibility For Planning Grain Servings for School Meals

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) has announced increased flexibility for...

One Grain More!

Whole Grains For Breakfast

The Wheat Foods Council wants to help clear up the confusion and set the record straight for sound nutrition science on losing weight – and keeping it off – in combination with ways to eat healthfully. We’re launching our “Busting Fad Diets” Campaign, just in time for the holidays and New Year’s health resolutions. Click here

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National School Lunch Program Meal Pattern
Grain Requirements for Nat'l School Lunch and Breakfast Program

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Penny McConnell, RD, SFNS, began her passion for nutrition 48 years ago. She has brought that passion to Fairfax County for over 46 years and currently is director of Food and Nutrition Services for Fairfax County Public Schools. “My mantra is to...

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