Dawn Kelley, director of food services at Portage Township Schools, was at an event intended to celebrate the success of the National Farm to School Lunch Program when she found out the federal ...

The Institute of Medicine has undertaken a study to review and provide recommendations to update the nutrition standard and the meal standards for the National School Lunch Program and School ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - National School Lunch Week shines the spotlight on the programs and nutritious food that’s served up every day all year long at schools across the country. For many children, ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Millions of children in the U.S. rely on the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) for nutritious, low-cost, or free meals every day. However, recent political developments, ...

The "Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act" would allow schools to offer whole milk and 2% milk in addition to low-fat and fat-free options. Proponents of the bill argue that whole milk offers nutritional ...

The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement has parents and lawmakers across the country jumping on board to help bring about bold changes to school nutrition in this country. An Arizona bill that ...

Half of all schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program offer their students free meals through a program called community eligibility. That program is on a list of potential budget ...

A bipartisan trio in the Senate unveiled a proposal Wednesday to require schools to offer nondairy milk options at lunch to accommodate students who are lactose intolerant or have other dietary ...

Whole milk is poised to return to the menu for schools participating in the National School Lunch Program for the first time in over a decade.

The waiver for school lunch programs was extended through the school year. Back to school looks different in 2020 and as many students stay home for remote learning due to the pandemic, those who ...

A science museum in the city looks back at the history of feeding children in schools and reminds us how fraught the efforts have been for more than 100 years. By Shannon Eblen Reporting from ...