New Jersey 101.5 » school lunch http://nj1015.com New Jersey News Wed, 22 May 2013 03:41:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Parents Outraged when School Children Denied Lunch in Mass. for Insufficient Funds http://nj1015.com/parents-outraged-when-school-children-denied-lunch-in-mass-for-insufficient-funds/ http://nj1015.com/parents-outraged-when-school-children-denied-lunch-in-mass-for-insufficient-funds/#comments Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:24:52 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=248870 ATTLEBORO, Mass. — As many as 25 students at a Massachusetts school were denied lunch this week because they either could not pay or their pre-paid accounts were short on funds, schools officials and parents said.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/parents-outraged-when-school-children-denied-lunch-in-mass-for-insufficient-funds/feed/ 0 Flickr User U.S. Department of Agriculture Summer Food Service Program Needs Sponsors http://nj1015.com/summer-food-service-program-needs-sponsors/ http://nj1015.com/summer-food-service-program-needs-sponsors/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 10:15:11 +0000 Ilya Hemlin http://nj1015.com/?p=228759 The State Department of Agriculture is hoping to get more nutritious meals into the mouths of children who need them through their Summer Food Service Program.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/summer-food-service-program-needs-sponsors/feed/ 0 John Moore, Getty Images More Healthier Schools on the Menu http://nj1015.com/more-healthier-schools-on-the-menu/ http://nj1015.com/more-healthier-schools-on-the-menu/#comments Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:29:18 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=225055 Goodbye candy bars and sugary cookies. Hello baked chips and diet sodas.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/more-healthier-schools-on-the-menu/feed/ 0 Alex Wong, Getty Images USDA To Allow More Meat, Grains In School Lunches http://nj1015.com/usda-to-allow-more-meat-grains-in-school-lunches/ http://nj1015.com/usda-to-allow-more-meat-grains-in-school-lunches/#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2012 19:09:42 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=203351 The Agriculture Department is responding to criticism over new school lunch rules by allowing kids to eat more grains and meat in the lunchroom.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/usda-to-allow-more-meat-grains-in-school-lunches/feed/ 0 (Scott Olson/Getty Images) How Healthy Are School Lunches In New Jersey? [AUDIO] http://nj1015.com/how-healthy-are-school-lunches-in-new-jersey-audio/ http://nj1015.com/how-healthy-are-school-lunches-in-new-jersey-audio/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2012 13:00:25 +0000 Kelly Waldron http://nj1015.com/?p=180942 Healthier food choices are at the forefront across New Jersey as school districts statewide commemorate National School Lunch Week.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/how-healthy-are-school-lunches-in-new-jersey-audio/feed/ 0 John Moore, Getty Images Some Schools Planning to Drop 'Pink Slime' Meat http://nj1015.com/some-schools-planning-to-drop-pink-slime-meat/ http://nj1015.com/some-schools-planning-to-drop-pink-slime-meat/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:01:30 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=73781 The lunch lady won't be serving up "pink slime" anymore at several school districts around the country.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/some-schools-planning-to-drop-pink-slime-meat/feed/ 0 Alex Wong, Getty Images Schools Will Get To Opt Out Of 'Pink Slime' Beef http://nj1015.com/schools-will-get-to-opt-out-of-pink-slime-beef/ http://nj1015.com/schools-will-get-to-opt-out-of-pink-slime-beef/#comments Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:53:14 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=73410 The Agriculture Department says that starting next fall, schools can stop feeding students a common ammonia-treated ground beef filler dubbed "pink slime" by critics.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/schools-will-get-to-opt-out-of-pink-slime-beef/feed/ 0 (Flickr: ilovebutter) Lawmakers Delay Hearing on School Trans Fat Ban http://nj1015.com/lawmakers-delay-hearing-on-school-trans-fat-ban/ http://nj1015.com/lawmakers-delay-hearing-on-school-trans-fat-ban/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:45:57 +0000 Townsquare News Network http://nj1015.com/?p=50826 The nation's leanest state is taking its time as it considers a proposal aimed at getting junk food out of schools.

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]]> http://nj1015.com/lawmakers-delay-hearing-on-school-trans-fat-ban/feed/ 0 Scott Olson, Getty Images School Lunch Menus Get Healthier http://nj1015.com/school-lunch-menus-get-healthier/ http://nj1015.com/school-lunch-menus-get-healthier/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:11:49 +0000 Stacy Proebstle http://nj1015.com/?p=46619 School lunches are about to get healthier.

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