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The last of the lunch ladies: How school meals shifted from scratch cooking to reheated trays

Remember when the lunch lady knew your name? When school cafeterias smelled like actual cooking, not just things being warmed up? That world is fading fast. The skilled women who once peeled potatoes, ...
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Getting Ultraprocessed Food Out of School Meals: What it Takes to Scratch Cook

In survey results published by the CDC in August, youth ages 18 and under consumed more than 60% of their daily calories from ...
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Bill Break: Scratch Kitchens in Schools

Rep. Joe Ciresi, a Democrat from Montgomery County, wants to see scratch cooking in public school cafeterias. The ...
KSBW The Central Coast

Monterey Peninsula schools aim for 100% scratch-cooked, locally sourced meals

BROOKE KINEBREW IS LIVE IN SEASIDE WITH THE LATEST.. NUTRITION SERVICES MPUSD, BEGIN PREPPING AT 5-30 AM SINCE AT LEAST 2010 - NUTRITION SERVICES HAS SERVED SALAD BARS AT SCHOOL SITES, BAY TO TRAY ...
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North Adams has received a $30,000 state grant to expand scratch-cooking and taste-testing events

North Adams, where most of the district qualifies for free or reduced lunches, was the only district in the county to receive ...
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Why It's So Hard to Make School Lunches Healthier

Students at the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District in California dine on locally sourced fruits and vegetables, homemade pozole (a Mexican stew), and fresh tuna poke bowls. Food in the school ...