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SNA Survey Indicates Continued Challenges for School Meal Programs

August 11, 2014

A new survey of school meal program operators finds many are struggling with higher costs, shrinking revenue, and challenges with product availability and student acceptance under new nutrition standards for school meals.


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SNA President Testifies on Challenges for School Meal Programs

July 23, 2014

SNA President Julia Bauscher, SNS, testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee today on challenges school meal programs have faced as they work to meet new nutrition standards for school meals and snacks.


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School Nutrition Professionals Share Successes and Challenges of Meeting New School Meal and Snack Standards

July 14, 2014

In advance of the Annual National Conference (ANC) Exhibit Hall grand opening, a panel of school nutrition professionals shared insight on school cafeteria trends, including successes and challenges related to recent and newly implemented national nutrition standards.


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School Nutrition Professionals Discuss School Cafeteria Challenges at SNA’s Legislative Action Conference

July 10, 2014

Approximately 1,000 school nutrition professionals from across the country have gathered in Washington, D.C., for the SNA’s 42nd annual Legislative Action Conference (LAC).


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School Nutrition Association Welcomes Commitment to Support School Meal Programs

July 10, 2014

SNA participated in a U.S. Department of Agriculture roundtable discussion on the need to find practical solutions to support school meal programs as they struggle to meet new federal nutrition standards.


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SNA Calls on Congress to Revise School Food Regulations

July 10, 2014

SNA is calling on Congress to include language in the Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Bill to provide flexibility under USDA regulations for foods and beverages sold in schools.


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SNA Supports House FY 2015 Agriculture Appropriations Bill

July 10, 2014

The House Appropriations Committee has released the Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture Appropriations bill, which will be considered by the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee.


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SNA Welcomes USDA’s Flexibility on Pasta as a Step in the Right Direction

July 10, 2014

SNA welcomed the announcement of Agriculture Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon that school meal programs that “demonstrate significant challenges in serving whole grain rich pastas can now continue serving traditional enriched pasta products for up to two more years.”


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Myth vs. Fact on Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act School Meals Implementation

July 10, 2014

SNA is calling on Congress to provide reasonable flexibility to help schools plan healthy meals that students will eat. Some critics of providing relief to struggling school meal programs have released misleading information about the challenges schools have faced under the new regulations.


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SNA Welcomes Recognition of the Need for Greater School Meal Flexibility

July 10, 2014

SNA welcomes calls by the Senate Appropriations Committee to provide schools with the flexibility they need to prepare healthy meals that will increase student consumption of nutritious choices.


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SNA Urges White House to Listen to Struggling School Cafeteria Professionals

July 10, 2014

As First Lady Michelle Obama invites a select group to the White House to discuss school nutrition issues, SNA is urging the Administration to hear the concerns of school cafeteria professionals challenged by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) overly prescriptive school meal regulations.


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Stories from the Frontlines: School Cafeteria Professionals Discuss Challenges with New Standards

July 10, 2014

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.


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