Free meals through USDA programs means more students eating at school
With breakfast and lunch now available for free, TPS Superintendent Ebony Johnson said Friday the school meal participation rate has increased by 14% among the district’s secondary students. #oklaed ...
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Food and Nutrition Security
The World Bank is a leader in strengthening global partnerships and national preparedness to build food and nutrition security. For over a decade we have hosted the Global Agriculture and Food ...
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USDA prioritizes food safety in school meals as new academic year begins
The USDA’s comprehensive approach not only addresses the nutritional content of school meals but also emphasizes the importance of food safety practices, ensuring that America’s children ...
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GAO: USDA needs clear guidance, oversight of food bank programs
USDA does not provide standard, user-friendly guidance to state and local agencies that implement food pantry, assistance ...
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USDA visits Tulsa Public Schools in recognition of the district's meal program expansion
TULSA, Okla. — Representatives of the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service, the Southwest Regional Officer of USDA and Hunger Free Oklahoma all visited Monroe ...
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Nutrition News
New Study Links Neighborhood Food Access to Child Obesity Risk Sep. 16, 2024 — A new study examined whether neighborhood food access in early life is associated with trajectories of child body ...
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US Department of Agriculture invests in farm-to-lunchroom meals
In September, the United States Department of Agriculture will join communities nationwide to recognize the benefits of healthy, locally-grown foods in school meals and celebrate the dedicated people ...
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USDA ‘mistakes’ led to food aid shortages
Pressure on USDA is mounting as tribal populations and low-income seniors across the country still grapple with food aid shortages. — California’s legislature passed a bill banning schools in ...
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Native America Calling: Weaponizing food and federal dietary guidelines
How much do the proposed USDA Dietary Guidelines reflect what industries want to promote as opposed to what Native people ...
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"A broken promise to Indian Country": Tribal leaders call on USDA to address major food shortages
alongside standard USDA commodities Administered federally by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), a division of the USDA, the program is managed locally by Indian Tribal Organizations (ITOs ...
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USDA awards $10M for St. Louis-area beef processing plant
Green Bay, Wisconsin-based American Foods Group (AFG) is receiving a $10 million grant from the USDA for America's Heartland Packing, a beef processing facility AFG broke ground on in Warren ...
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FOOD & NUTRITION
The additive is found in some citrus-flavored food and sodas ... are reaching for hip brands that are marketed as healthy. Some nutrition experts aren’t pleased. Modern preparations of the ...