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TASN 2009 Annual Conference- A Texas-sized Success!
The TASN 2009 Annual Conference in Houston, Texas was a huge success, largely in part to the support of our sponsors, instructors, exhibitors, volunteers, and attendees! Over 260 exhibits featured the latest and greatest products in the school food service industry. TASN exhibits are always a highlight for attendees as they not only showcase new products but also educate members on nutrition, equipment, and other aspects of the industry.
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Jul 2, 2009, 08:31
Grand Prairie: School meal prices raised
School Boardmembers unanimously approved a meal price change for the 2009-10 school year at their June meeting. The increase means elementary lunch will go from $1.75 to $2, secondary lunch increases from $1.85 to $2.25, adult lunch changes from $2.25 to $2.50, student breakfast at all levels will be raised from $1 to $1.25 and adult breakfast goes from $1.25 to $1.50. Parent and former school board candidate Wendell Davidson spoke at the meeting in opposition to the price change.
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Jun 26, 2009, 07:45
In school lunchrooms, the color of the day is green
At a private school in Newark, N.J., students dine daily on ingredients grown on the building's roof. In Baltimore, city schools have their own 33-acre organic farm, while in Riverside, Calif., elementary school students trundle wheelbarrows of lettuce and buckets of strawberries from a community garden behind the playground directly to their own salad bar.
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Jun 25, 2009, 08:02
Navasota Dishes Up Free Lunches For Kids
On most days around 11 a.m., the delightful smell of food creeps down the hallways of Navasota Intermediate School. “It always makes me hungry,” said Navasota ISD director of child nutrition Melissa Murray-Paez, as she turned into a corridor that leads directly to the cafeteria.
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Jun 24, 2009, 08:01
Commissioner Staples Awards Texas Schools more than $11 million Worth of Stimulus Funds for New Kitchen Equipment
AUSTIN - Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples today announced 381 Texas schools will be awarded more than $11 million worth of new kitchen equipment as part of the federal stimulus package administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture. The new kitchen equipment will provide greater energy efficiency and increase the nutritional value of school meals by replacing deep-frying cooking methods and allowing for greater use of fresh ingredients.
Jun 22, 2009, 08:00
Few think tax on pop would change habits
Phaedra Davis' 145 pounds renders her svelte for her height and frame, seemingly at odds, at least according to health experts, with the four to five Dr Peppers she drinks every day.
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Jun 17, 2009, 08:08
Fort Worth, Arlington school districts get stimulus money for food equipment
Austin school district officials said this morning that the hiring freeze for elementary school teachers has been extended to high school and middle school teachers. In this morning’s paper we wrote a story about how the district had instituted a hiring freeze for elementary school teachers — the first in four or five years. Today, Pam Hall, the district’s executive director of human resources, said there hasn’t been a hiring freeze for all teachers at all grade levels in more than 10 years. District officials said the freeze was due to having a surplus of teachers on staff. For more on the freeze read here.
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Jun 16, 2009, 08:31
Wichita Falls: WFISD raises some lunch prices
The standard truism that there’s no free lunch doesn’t apply to Wichita Falls schools, where some students do still receive a free lunch, and every child is eligible for a free breakfast.
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Jun 16, 2009, 08:10
Arlington: Summer food program continues even when schools close
Summer break may have started, but the cafeteria staff at Williams Elementary School was still dishing out food bright and early Tuesday morning.
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Jun 12, 2009, 08:01
More students on free lunch programs
WASHINGTON — Nearly 20 million children now receive free or reduced-price lunches in the nation's schools, an all-time high, federal data show, and many school districts are struggling to cover their share of the meals' rising costs.
Through February, nationwide enrollment in free school lunch programs was up 6.3% over the same time last year, to 16.5 million students, based on data from the U.S. Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), which subsidizes the programs. Participation in reduced-price lunch programs rose to 3.2 million students, the data show.
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Jun 11, 2009, 08:31
East Texas children take advantage of a free meal
The East Texas Food Bank, Longview and the Nacogdoches Independent School Districts kicked off their summer service food programs, handing out free nutritious meals to any kid 18 and under. Thousands are taking advantage of a free meal.
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Jun 11, 2009, 08:01
Corpus Christi: School's out, free food's in
CORPUS CHRISTI — Children 18 and younger can eat lunch and an afternoon snack for free this summer as part of Corpus Christi Independent School District’s Summer Nutrition Program. Unless otherwise noted, lunches will be served from 11 a.m. to noon Mondays to Thursdays, and snacks will be from 2 to 2:30 p.m.
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Jun 10, 2009, 08:03
Don't let Texas children go hungry
Similiar comments were made by Commissioner Todd Staples yesterday at the opening of the Texas Association for Child Nutrition, which I attended in Houston - js - One of the biggest contradictions in a state that relishes its bigness is the poverty that belies the reputation for super-sized wealth. The image of the rich Texan overshadows the reality of poverty that stalks all sections of the state. Texas officials are reluctant to admit that people go hungry in a state that celebrates the richness and diversity of its food. Yet there is no denying Texans go hungry — especially children. According to data collected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, nearly one in four Texas children under 5 are what federal officials call food insecure — awkward nomenclature for not being able to count on a consistent supply of healthy food.
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Jun 9, 2009, 08:31
New Braunfels: NBISD offers free summer meals to students
Although school is out, New Braunfels Independent School District will be offering free, hot meals to kids this summer. Any child age 18 and under can visit one of three NBISD schools for breakfast and lunch as part of the district’s summer feeding program made possible through assistance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.
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Jun 8, 2009, 08:31
Corsicana: CISD offers Summer Food Program
The Corsicana Independent School District has announced the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program for children from June 8 through July 2. The purpose of the program is to ensure all children ages 1 to 18 are able to receive the same high-quality meals provided during the school year by the National School Lunch and Breakfast programs as during school terms.
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Jun 8, 2009, 06:29
Summer lunch program heating up
For schoolchildren, summer may be a fun-filled respite from the daily grind of the classroom, but for parents, it’s sometimes a trick balancing work and child care. But with the help of the Taylor ISD nutrition department, parents can worry about one less thing.Through the Summer Feeding Program provided by the Health and Human Services Commission, the s...
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Jun 5, 2009, 08:31
Dallas ISD to provide free lunch and snacks during summer to Dallas youth
The Dallas Independent School District’s Food and Child Nutrition Services, in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture, the Texas Department of Agriculture, and the Summer Food Sites, will provide free lunch and snacks to Dallas children and youth, ages one through 18, at any of the more than 90 sites throughout the city.
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Jun 3, 2009, 08:04
Wireless Temperature Monitoring at TASN Texas School Food Nutrition Conference
Green Edge Systems, Inc., a trusted leader of HACCP temperature monitoring and control and food safety solutions, state-of-the-art affordable hardware products, software and communication platforms presents the FreshLoc™ HACCP Wireless Temperature Monitoring System at the TASN 2009 Texas Association of School Nutrition Exhibition and Conference, June 9-10, 2009 , George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas.
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Jun 2, 2009, 07:49
Wichita Falls: WFISD Summer feeding program schedule set
The Wichita Falls Independent School District Food Service Department’s summer feeding program will operate at seven sites throughout the city and is open to children 1-18. Breakfast and lunch will be provided Monday through Friday.
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Jun 1, 2009, 08:11
Arlington school board raises lunch prices by 25 cents
A trip through the school lunch line will cost students an extra 25 cents next year. Trustees voted Thursday night to raise the price of lunches because of higher food costs. It is the first increase since the 2004-05 school year. Elementary school lunches will go from $1.75 to $2.
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May 29, 2009, 08:04
Free meals for kids this summer - Parents welcome to eat at reduced cost
Three campus locations will be dishing it up for this year’s Weatherford ISD Summer Meals Program.
Any person under 18 years of age, regardless of where they reside, is eligible to receive a free breakfast and lunch in the cafeteria at Hall Middle School, Bill Wright Elementary School or Crockett Elementary School.
Adults are welcome to eat, too, at a reduced cost of $1.50 for breakfast, or $3 for lunch.
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May 28, 2009, 07:45
Higher lunch price discussed by Arlington trustees
School trustees on Thursday discussed tacking an extra 25 cents onto school lunch prices next year because of escalating food and production costs.
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May 22, 2009, 08:05
Odessa: In-class breakfast program
It's not breakfast in bed, but Bowie Junior High is piloting an in-class breakfast program at the secondary level, an idea that aims to make sure more students eat well before starting the school day.
"Data shows their attention span is much better without an empty, growling stomach," Food Services Director Terry Gooch said.
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May 22, 2009, 07:45
Odessa: In-class breakfast program
It's not breakfast in bed, but Bowie Junior High is piloting an in-class breakfast program at the secondary level, an idea that aims to make sure more students eat well before starting the school day.
"Data shows their attention span is much better without an empty, growling stomach," Food Services Director Terry Gooch said.
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May 22, 2009, 06:02
Odessa: Summer food program
More campuses are offering summer school and the number of campuses serving lunch for summer school students will increase. The program offers a free meal to any child who wants one from age 1 to 18, even if they aren't taking summer school classes.
"It's an excellent service for our kids. All school year they get to eat, and some kids need that during summer also," Hays principal Carolyn Gonzalez said.
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May 21, 2009, 05:27
United: UISD ups meal prices
For the past couple of years, UISD's Food Services Department has had a budget shortfall of more than $200,000 because of increases in payroll and supplies, school officials said.According to an external audit of United Independent School District for the 2007-2008 school year, the food services fund was under budget by about $125,200.
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May 20, 2009, 07:35
San Marcos: Food service workers recognized
Napoleon is credited with saying that “an army marches on its stomach,” and educators agree that hungry children will not learn to their potential.
The often unsung heroes of the day are the dedicated staff of the Child Nutrition Department. San Marcos CISD joined schools across the nation last week to thank those who make breakfast and lunches possible to many community children.
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May 15, 2009, 07:45
HISD Nurse Adds Color to The Rice School Students' Diets
With the support of creative parents and enthusiastic staff, Cindy Womack, a nurse at The Rice School in the Houston Independent School District (HISD), is changing the way students at the district's magnet school for technology and Spanish think about fruits and vegetables. Womack has launched two complementary campaigns that encourage students to eat more and varied produce at school. Cindy Womack The Rice School's Coordinated Approach To Child Health (CATCH) committee, which includes Womack, another nurse and the school's P.E. teacher, launched Fabulous Fruit Fridays last year. It is a unique program designed to promote good nutrition to students, families and staff. The initiative requires everyone on campus – including students and staff members – to bring whatever piece of fruit they choose to school on the last Friday of every month. On Fabulous Fruit Fridays, the last morning announcement directs everyone to eat what they brought, ensuring students and staff start their day with a healthy piece of fruit. Fabulous Fruit Fridays is doing very well and is very effective. The faculty's enthusiastic support of the program has a lot to do with its success. “Some teachers bring extra fruit for those who forget,” Womack said. “Another teacher makes fruit salad out of everyone's fruit, and they all eat it together.
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May 7, 2009, 08:00
New Braunfels Areas: ISDs work to feed students
When the county’s two public school districts closed because of the influenza scare this week, school officials scrambled to figure out how to ensure that the 7,600 students who qualify for free or reduced breakfasts and/or lunches would get fed each day. On Friday, The San Antonio Food Bank announced it would offer assistance to families who need food supplies during the school closings. Both school districts are working with the San Antonio Food Bank to finalize a system of meal pick-up that will begin next week.
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May 4, 2009, 07:45
Mansfield school district looks to raise lunch prices 25 cents
Add school lunches to the list of things getting more expensive. The Mansfield school district, faced with increasing prices of food and other supplies and the elimination of some revenue sources, is looking to raise its midday student meal prices by 12 to 14 percent.
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Apr 28, 2009, 08:01
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