Like so many other federal food and agriculture programs, the U.S. school lunch program had its origins in President Franklin Roosevelt’s First 100 Days legislative blitz to help Americans recover ...

An exhibit at Philadelphia's Science History Institute looks at food science through the lens of the school lunch program. (Emma Lee/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, ...

A vast majority of school nutrition directors say their programs are challenged by food, labor, and equipment costs; staffing shortages; and procurement issues. Those are the core findings of an ...

The public school lunch program officially began in the 1970s. But lunch was served decades before as teachers realized that hungry students had trouble learning and that childhood hunger was a big ...

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Students at Meadow Lane Elementary School make their selections from the salad bar and head toward the cashier on April 13, 2023. Students in metro school districts owe thousands more dollars in ...

Kurt Marthaller, who oversees school food programs in Butte, Montana, faces many cafeteria-related challenges: children skipping the lunch line because they fear being judged, parents fuming about ...

MISHAWAKA, Ind. (WSBT) — When School City of Mishawaka (SCM) students go back to school in two days, parents won’t have to worry about packing a lunch or sending lunch money. That is because the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One family is hoping to raise funds for their son’s school lunch program through crowdfunding. It started when Jeremy Danner, the parent of a Center Middle School student, received ...

School lunch has evolved quite a bit over the last century. Serving a standard lunch to school children started, in both Europe and the United States, with private organizations who were interested in ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Is it cheaper to pack a lunch or buy at school? A local dietitian breaks it down — with tips for saving time and money. Let's take a look at how local mother Ashley Rusnic handles her ...