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Two years ago the Federal government passed a law, the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act, which requires all schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program to gradually increase hot lunch price to eventually align with free meal reimbursement (currently set at $2.72) over the next few years. The purpose of this legislation is […]
Last month, the USDA unveiled their new strategy to improve child nutrition and combat childhood obesity with a set of new standards for school meals served to students across the country. These new requirements are intended to greatly improve the nutrition quality of meals served at schools. Efforts to improve childhood nutrition have vastly increased […]
This month’s highlighted vegetable is Lettuce! All over the state we’ve been holding lettuce taste tests and promoting the health benefits of this very versatile and commonly consumed vegetable. It’s common knowledge that generally, the darker the greens, the more nutritious the leaf, but did you know that lettuce is actually a part of the […]
Did you know that The Abbey Group provides public school lunch service under the USDA National School Breakfast and Lunch Program (NSLP)? That means that The Abbey Group has to comply with rules set by the USDA, the State, and local authorities in order to provide services to schools that are a part of NSLP. […]
