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Stories from the Frontlines: School Cafeteria Professionals Discuss Challenges with New Standards
With the House Appropriations Committee set to discuss school food standards tomorrow, school nutrition professionals are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Congress to provide meal programs with flexibility to plan healthy school meals that students will eat.
SNA to Congress and Administration: Act Now to Protect School Meal Programs
SNA urged Congress and the Administration to take immediate steps to provide school nutrition professionals the flexibility they need to plan healthy, appealing meals while maintaining fiscally solvent programs.
School Cafeteria Professionals Call on Congress to Support FY15 Ag Approps Bill
As the House of Representatives prepares to vote on the Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations Bill, SNA called on members to support language providing a temporary, one-year waiver for school meal programs operating at a net loss for 6 months or more under the new nutrition standards.
SNA Comments on Senate Child Nutrition Hearing
SNA applauded the Senate Agriculture Committee for holding a hearing to discuss the importance of child nutrition programs.
SNA Requests Meeting with the First Lady and Sec. Vilsack to Discuss Challenges under School Meal Standards
SNA sent a letter to First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack requesting a meeting to discuss challenges under the new nutrition standards for school meals.
School Nutrition Association Releases “State of School Nutrition 2011”
National survey shows healthy trends taking root in school cafeterias while limited funding and cost of food are flagged as pressing issues for school nutrition programs.
SNA Submits Comments on Proposed School Meal Standards
SNA has submitted comments to the US Department of Agriculture in response to the department’s proposed rule outlining new nutrition standards for school meals.
SNA President Attends Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act Signing Ceremony
SNA President Nancy Rice joined President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in celebrating the passage of S. 3307, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act.
SNA Partners with First Lady Michelle Obama’s Childhood Obesity Initiative
DianePratt Heavner703 576 7526dpratt heavner@schoolnutrition.orgSNA Partners with First Lady Michelle Obama’s Childhood Obesity Initiative SCHOOL NUTRITION PROFESSIONALS COMMIT TO NEW NUTRITION PROGRAMS AND GOALS NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (February 9, 2010) – The School Nutrition Association (SNA), representing 55,000 school
SNA Applauds President Obama’s Proposed $1 Billion Increase for Child Nutrition Programs
DianePratt Heavner703 739 9300124dpratt heavner@schoolnutrition.orgSNA Applauds President Obama’s Proposed $1 Billion Increase for Child Nutrition ProgramsAs Congress Prepares to Reauthorize the Child Nutrition Act President and First Lady’s Support Emphasizes Need NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (February 1, 2010) – Following the release of