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Good Health Focus with National Nutrition Month!

March 18, 2015 in /by

With this year’s National Nutrition Month challenging Americans to embrace a balanced, healthful lifestyle, professional chefs and restaurateurs are finding they can take a more active role in helping customers modify their eating habits. The theme of this year’s month-long event, “Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle,” emphasizes the message that there is no single “food, […]

School Breakfast Week Highlights An Important Program!

March 9, 2015 in /by

by Eileen Persike, Editor Pat Karaba is the School District of Rhinelander food service director. She works with her staff and food service provider to create breakfast and lunch menus students will love. Pat Karaba is the School District of Rhinelander food service director. She works with her staff and food service provider to create […]

Students throw away less food with new healthier school lunches

March 6, 2015 in /by

  After the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s healthier school meal standards went into effect, students ate more fruit and threw away less of their entrees and vegetables than before the changes, according to a study published today in Childhood Obesity. The study was led by the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at the […]