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- Anderson Schools' Lunch Profit Is Down Nearly 10 Percent; Officials Blame New Federal Nutrition Standards; Students Object To Food
Anderson County school officials say new federal nutrition standards are costing them money and hurting poor students because the students don't like how the food tastes are opting out of school meals, Editor Ben Carlson reports for The Anderson...
- Henderson County Schools Post Videos To Explain Changes In Meals, Snacks And School Fund-raisers Involving Food
Student Nibre Fortune chose food items at Henderson'sJefferson Elementary School last April. (Gleaner photoby Mike Lawrence) To help parents and students understand the federally mandated changes in school lunches, the Henderson County Schools have...
- Kentucky School Nutritionists Meet Amid Some Opposition To Federal School-lunch Guidelines Aimed At Curbing Child Obesity
Kentucky schools are working to adjust to the federal nutrition requirements for school lunches, but are facing some opposition from students, parents and some school nutritionists. The U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines, aimed at curbing childhood...
- Poll Finds Parents Overwhelmingly Support More Nutritious School Food; Usda Expected To Issue New Guidelines
Photo by Reuters' Lucy NicholsonChocolate bars, Cheetos and cheesy fries may soon be a thing of the past at public schools in America, and that's fine with parents, a new poll has found. The survey found "most people agreed the chips, soda and...
- New Federal Rules On Vending Machines In Schools Are Expected In The Next Few Weeks
With new lunch standards set to kick in by next school year, the Obama administration is looking at its next target in the school food landscape: vending machines. New guidelines are expected to be released in the coming weeks "for foods that children...
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School fundraisers that involve food must meet the new federal nutrition guidelines; state hasn't sought an exemption
Fundraising with foods that don't meet schools' new federal nutrition guidelines will not be allowed during the school day in Kentucky, Valarie Honeycutt Spears reports for the Lexington Herald-Leader.
One of the most popular fundraisers for schools is the sale of candy, which formerly could be sold after lunch. Those days are over in Kentucky; the state has not requested an exemption to hold such fundraisers.
Fundraisers using foods like cookie dough and frozen pizza, which are meant to be eaten at home, have not been restricted and there are no fundraising restrictions on foods that meet the Smart Snacks standards, the Herald-Leader reports.
Schools are adapting to these changes. One in Lexington reports moving to fundraisers that focus on physical fitness rather than food, and Kona Ice, a firm that sells shaved ice, now offers products that meet and exceed the new standards for snacks, company spokesman Jamie Izaks told the newspaper.
Marty Flynn, executive director of the Kentucky School Nutrition Association, told the paper, "Regulations that stem from the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, although well-intentioned, have been enacted too quickly, and without attention to the availability of acceptable products, acceptance of students and the financial consequences to the self-sustaining school meal programs. Many food service directors have indicated that for the first time in many years their programs lost money and have been faced with declining participation."
One of the most popular fundraisers for schools is the sale of candy, which formerly could be sold after lunch. Those days are over in Kentucky; the state has not requested an exemption to hold such fundraisers.
Fundraisers using foods like cookie dough and frozen pizza, which are meant to be eaten at home, have not been restricted and there are no fundraising restrictions on foods that meet the Smart Snacks standards, the Herald-Leader reports.
Schools are adapting to these changes. One in Lexington reports moving to fundraisers that focus on physical fitness rather than food, and Kona Ice, a firm that sells shaved ice, now offers products that meet and exceed the new standards for snacks, company spokesman Jamie Izaks told the newspaper.
Marty Flynn, executive director of the Kentucky School Nutrition Association, told the paper, "Regulations that stem from the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, although well-intentioned, have been enacted too quickly, and without attention to the availability of acceptable products, acceptance of students and the financial consequences to the self-sustaining school meal programs. Many food service directors have indicated that for the first time in many years their programs lost money and have been faced with declining participation."
- Anderson Schools' Lunch Profit Is Down Nearly 10 Percent; Officials Blame New Federal Nutrition Standards; Students Object To Food
Anderson County school officials say new federal nutrition standards are costing them money and hurting poor students because the students don't like how the food tastes are opting out of school meals, Editor Ben Carlson reports for The Anderson...
- Henderson County Schools Post Videos To Explain Changes In Meals, Snacks And School Fund-raisers Involving Food
Student Nibre Fortune chose food items at Henderson'sJefferson Elementary School last April. (Gleaner photoby Mike Lawrence) To help parents and students understand the federally mandated changes in school lunches, the Henderson County Schools have...
- Kentucky School Nutritionists Meet Amid Some Opposition To Federal School-lunch Guidelines Aimed At Curbing Child Obesity
Kentucky schools are working to adjust to the federal nutrition requirements for school lunches, but are facing some opposition from students, parents and some school nutritionists. The U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines, aimed at curbing childhood...
- Poll Finds Parents Overwhelmingly Support More Nutritious School Food; Usda Expected To Issue New Guidelines
Photo by Reuters' Lucy NicholsonChocolate bars, Cheetos and cheesy fries may soon be a thing of the past at public schools in America, and that's fine with parents, a new poll has found. The survey found "most people agreed the chips, soda and...
- New Federal Rules On Vending Machines In Schools Are Expected In The Next Few Weeks
With new lunch standards set to kick in by next school year, the Obama administration is looking at its next target in the school food landscape: vending machines. New guidelines are expected to be released in the coming weeks "for foods that children...