school lunches

Thousands of schools, farmers and food pantries in the Midwest and Great Plains planned on federal dollars over the next year to support local food purchases. And then the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut the programs.

The cancellation of two programs will affect more than $1 billion in expected funding this year. Food advocates worry the cuts are coming when other federal food programs are at risk.

A new law will allow Texas school districts to store and distribute leftover food from the cafeteria.As The Texas Tribune reports, the law is part of an…

The number of kids who participate in Oklahoma's Federal summer-meal program declined again last year.As Oklahoma Watch reports, participation levels in…

A Texas teacher and Army veteran is taking on what he calls state-endorsed shaming at public-school cafeteria counters.As WFAA reports, Kelvin Holt says…

From the Kansas Health Institute:Almost four years since new nutrition standards were introduced, many kitchens need updates.Most Kansas school districts…

From Harvest Public Media:Schools across the U.S. served more than 5 billion meals in the national school lunch program to millions of students last year.…

When it comes to providing summer meals to low-income children, Kansas ranks among the worst states in the nation. In fact, only Oklahoma fares worse in…

New USDA information indicates that farm-to-school programs have improved the quality of student nutrition nationwide, reports The Rural Blog. More than…

According to a new study, rural children are less likely to take part in school lunch programs than their urban counterparts. As reported by The Daily…