Teach Them to Take Only What They’ll Eat School lunches are a good opportunity to discuss food waste with your kid, and let them know they shouldn’t take anything they aren’t going to eat.

Every weekday, kids have to eat during school hours. And there is an army of parents and cafeteria workers making that happen. Cafeteria meals — not just lunch but often breakfast and after ...

If you want to get it right, nutritionists have smart strategies for the best lunch possible. “Lunch is more than just a break in the day — it’s a biological checkpoint,” ...

“You all are my guests, and I need to know what you want to eat.” The state’s largest school district has 45 kitchens that serve more than 27,000 lunches and about 11,500 breakfasts each ...

Fresh produce and made-from-scratch meals are part of a new school ... data that shows us a narrative of what healthy eating can do within our school,” Habayeb said. The schools source most ...

From Italy to Japan to the USA, school lunches reveal a lot about culture, nutrition, and what kids grow up eating. This international lunch tour explores the meals served in cafeterias around the ...

And how do we complement that school lunch?" It can seem like a challenge to make sure kids get proper nutrition while making sure they don't eat too much and become obese, or become too concerned ...

That would have a significant and unfavorable effect on students’ tastes compared to what they eat outside of school. More students – many of whom rely on school meals as their main or only ...

"I also see students who start the school year as a bit shy or reserved, and if eating lunch with them helps them come out of their shell or grow more confident, then that small act of simply ...

“The biggest change, of course, is that for the past few years every child has been able to eat school meals for free,” said Lisa Davis, senior vice president of the No Kid Hungry campaign.