Lunch ladies are getting a MAHA makeover. The Food and Drug Administration’s $17 million pilot program aimed at helping ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters pushed an emergency mandate requiring school districts to fully fund student meals ...

School lunches touch so many parts of family life. If you’ve ever packed a lunchbox or glanced at a cafeteria menu, you know how much thought goes into what kids eat at school. You might wonder if ...

Many students and parents have reacted strongly to National School Lunch Program updates introduced this year that mandate calorie limits and more fruits and vegetables, saying the meals are ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — A WHO 13 News survey of Central Iowa school districts found a consistent concern inside local cafeterias: ...

Earlier this month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) visited a Long Island elementary school to mark the launch of the state’s Universal School Meals Program. The program, part of Hochul’s affordability ...

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WFSB) - As the cost of groceries keeps going up, it is becoming more difficult for families to pay for their children’s lunches. During the pandemic, the state used federal funding ...

Schools must meet those standards to be reimbursed by the federal government, with rates ranging from $2.46 to $3.09 per meal, depending on its contents. In fiscal year 2011, the USDA paid more than ...