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The School Nutrition Association and its 55,000 member food service professionals sent a clear message to Congress about the state of the nation’s cafeteria offerings to kids: First lady Michelle Obama’s regulations (lunch laws) have got to go, they said. In a 2015 Position Paper, the SNA suggested Congress amend the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 — so kids aren’t so hungry, EAG.org reported. Basically, […]
JACKSON, MI — High school students had a unique taste of the orient option on their lunch menu Friday morning. Along with the regular pizza and salad bar, students could also sample a taste of the far east with Korean pork nachos. Visiting Chef Brian Renz traveled from Minnesota to help prepare the dish. Renz […]
Students had the chance to prepare a unique lunch for the entire Tri-City United High School Jan. 28 when guest chef Chris Murray helped cook up a Vietnamese dish. Murray, a corporate regional chef for Taher Inc., TCU’s food service provider, who has worked in the business for more than 35 years and oversees school […]
Mango Beet Salad The Twin Cities is home to many award winning chefs. Starting Monday, January 26th you can get a taste of some of the best restaurants in the Twin Cities at the Twin Cities Table event. The executive chef Donald Gonzalez of Forepaugh’s in St. Paul shares a salad he is making at the event. (4 servings) – […]
Opportunity knocks in the restaurant and food service industry for ProStart culinary students at North Branch, Cambridge-Isanti high schools Local high school students are getting a jump-start on an industry all about restaurants, food service and hospitality through no ordinary culinary program. It’s called ProStart, a nationwide, two-year program that brings industry and the classroom together […]
Continuing with our Nutrition 101 series, today we’re talking carbohydrates! Love ‘em or leave ‘em (personally, I’m a fan), carbohydrates are found in pretty much everything – fruits and vegetables, grains, nuts and seeds, dairy, sweets, soda, the list goes on. It’s a good thing too because carbohydrates provide around half of the energy in […]
At Cook Smarts, we love creating infographics that help people cook and live healthier. It’s like having artwork that also teaches you something! Our most popular infographic by far has been our Guide to Enjoying Vegetables because everybody needs new ideas for cooking up these fiber and vitamin-packed whole foods. We feature your most commonly used veggies […]
Recess Before Lunch Increases The Consumption Of Fruit And Vegetables In Elementary School Students That’s according to a new study, which concludes that convincing children to eat their greens could be as simple as scheduling lunchtime a little later in the day. The study, which was conducted at seven different schools in Utah, found that schools appear to […]
We totally get that one of the biggest hurdles to eating more veggies is just figuring out the easiest way to prep and chop them. No one wants to come home from a long day of work and spend 30 minutes wrestling with a butternut squash! To help you with your slicing and dicing, our friends […]
The National Restaurant Association’s annual culinary forecast predicts menu trends for the year ahead. The NRA surveyed professional chefs – members of the American Culinary Federation – on hot food and drink trends on restaurant menus in 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu3SjHKqDME
