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Princeton Middle School Adds Breakfast To Go!
Posted on 17. May, 2012 by msna.
By Jeff Hage on May 16, Princeton Union Eagle;Princeton Middle school began serving breakfast on Monday this week as part of a breakfast program the school board approved last week. The board on May 8 also approved raising lunch prices at all the schools by 10 cents per meal each year for a number of years, starting with [...]
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Farm To School Programs Nourish Students
Posted on 15. May, 2012 by msna.
HOPKINS, Minn. (WCCO) – Fresh farm produce in school lunches. That’s the goal of the Farm-to-School program. It’s been around since the late 1990s. But now a new documentary is showing how the program is working here in Minnesota. We went to Hopkins West Junior High School where the system has been in place since 2009. Hopkins West [...]
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Minneapolis schools serve up healthier, more appealing meals.
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by msna.
StarTribune/Minneapolis : Bertrand Weber still remembers his reaction years ago when he toured the assembly line producing meals in plastic containers for Minneapolis schools: “Why are we sending TV dinners out to kids?” At the time, Weber was being hailed among the state’s school lunch directors the changes he’d made in the Hopkins district, introducing [...]
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USDA releases interim rule regarding 6 cents
Posted on 30. Apr, 2012 by msna.
USDA has published an interim rule that amends National School Lunch Program regulations to conform to requirements contained in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 regarding performance-based cash assistance for school food authorities certified compliant with meal pattern and nutrition standards. This rule requires State agencies to certify participating school food authorities (SFAs) that [...]
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Industry Conference Early Bird Registration is Approaching!
Posted on 23. Apr, 2012 by msna.
Early Bird registration date for Industry Conference is approaching fast! April 25th is the earlybird deadline for the MSNA Industry Conference at Arrowwood, Alexandria MN. Our theme this year is “Say Whaaat?! Know Your Message” . The conference goal is to put more communication tools in your toolbox, tools that you will able to put [...]



