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EYOTA, Minn. (KTTC) -- Studies show children learn better when they have full stomachs, and a new effort is underway to make sure they continue to get healthy and free lunches, even after the pandemic. The dawn of the COVID-19 pandemic brought widespread distance learning for students across the country. For some children, their only meal of the day came from school. With so many children at home, there was a fear some would go hungry. School nutrition leaders mobilized and transformed the way...

Bite Into An Apple for School Breakfast Program Awareness Maryland Hunger Solutions celebrated the “Hear the Maryland Crunch” campaign on March 10 to spread awareness about school breakfast programs. Hear the Maryland Crunch is a virtual campaign highlighting the importance of the school breakfast program in order to provide healthy meals to students at the start of the school day. The event takes place during National School Breakfast Week each year. According to the program, students are ...

FRANKFORT – The list of issues receiving consideration from state lawmakers continued growing last week as workdays lengthened and an increased number of bills advanced through the legislative process.

Share Our Strength is now hiring for the position of Program Manager, No Kid Hungry Louisiana in Washington. Apply today.

Feb 26, 2021 It’s a morning coffee break that will open your eyes – not in the usual caffeine- or sugar-induced way, but to all the kids in Ottawa who don’t have to learn on empty stomachs thanks to an inclusive nutrition program to help fuel and energize them. The Ottawa Network for Education (ONFE) is hosting 15-minute virtual coffee breaks all next week to celebrate the 30th anniversary of its School Breakfast Program. The non-profit organization is inviting the public to sit back and ...

Flickr Utah’s school breakfast program ranked last in the nation for the 2019 to 2020 school year. This story and more in Thursday evenings news brief. Thursday evening, February 11, 2021 State Controversial Transgender Athlete Sports Bill Clears First Legislative Hurdle A controversial bill in Utah would ban transgender girls from playing on girls sports teams in public schools, or private schools that compete against public schools. It cleared its first legislative hurdle Thursday as the ...

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The Soy Nutrition Institute recently issued a summary statement about the latest USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans, highlighting the inclusion of soy products in all three dietary patterns for healthy eating. The U.S.-style, vegetarian and Mediterranean-style dietary patterns recommend consumption of nutrient-dense foods and beverages throughout all stages of life. The guidelines define six core elements that make up a healthy dietary pattern — vegetables, fruits, grains, dairy, protein f...

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Dietary Guidelines Reinforce Dairys Role in Healthy Dietary Patterns News provided by Share this article Share this article ROSEMONT, Ill., Dec. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- National Dairy Council (NDC) shares dairys role in the newly released 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which reaffirm the importance of consuming dairy daily as part of healthy dietary patterns for positive health outcomes.  Dietary Guidelines Reinforce Dairy’s Role in Healthy Dietary Patterns Daily inclusion of ...