5 things: Hawaii schools revert to on-campus-only summer meals

In this edition of 5 Things, Food Management highlights five things you may have missed recently about developments affecting onsite dining.

Here’s your list for today:

The Hawaii State Department of Education has announced that 83 public schools will serve meals free of charge over the summer to children ages 18 years and younger, regardless of public school enrollment status, through its summer food service program. The department added that the summer meals will no longer be offered in "Grab & Go" containers and will return to on-campus dining only, the standard format used prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read more: 83 public schools to offer summer meals to children ages 18 and younger

Princeton University was one of a few schools in the country to open a university-sponsored kosher kitchen on campus in 1971. Today, Princeton’s kosher dining hall is part of Campus Dining, meaning that anyone with a Princeton meal plan can eat there. It serves 20 meals per week during the academic year while also hosting special themed meals like Superhero Shabbat where students and staff dress as their favorite Marvel or Avenger character.

Read more: Princeton marks more than 50 years of kosher dining on campus

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More than half of American cities registered a loss of population over the last year as people flocked to suburbs and exurbs in what demographers say is among the first signs that pandemic-era attitudes have shifted for good. New figures from the U.S. Census Bureau and the real estate tracking firm Zillow show that smaller suburbs were more likely to add new population over the last year, at the expense of the big metropolitan cities they border. The trends have implications for workplaces regarding if, when and how often staff show up onsite to access amenities like dining. "“People don’t necessarily have to live close to work anymore, and that really opened the door,” says Zillow economist Nicole Bachaud. “Now that we’re entering the third year of the pandemic, people are making those longer term decisions now that they have that clarity.”

Read more: Sun Belt cities boom as major cities bleed population

Attendees at a special WWDC22 Apple developer day at Apple Park in Apple Inc.’s Cupertino, Ca. headquarters complex on June 6 will get the red carpet treatment in terms of dining with a breakfast menu that includes a smoked salmon and caviar bagel made from “house smoked salmon, mascarpone cream, Tobiko black caviar, Persian cucumber, [and] micro horseradish” as well as Almond Butter and Avocado toast with the micro horseradish, Berries Parfait, Overnight Oats and a selection of Caffè Macs juices that are reportedly squeezed fresh every day. Lunch offers choices like Barbeque Brisket (“Slow roasted beef brisket glazed with our house made barbeque sauce served with three cheese macaroni and cheese”), a Romana Quattro Roman-style pizza and Chicken Tikka Masala (served with jeera mutter rice), among other items, and dessert is Dark Chocolate Panna Cotta (“Dark chocolate custard topped with raspberry gelée, vanilla chantilly, and fresh raspberries”).

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Read more: Caviar for breakfast? How Apple plans to pamper WWDC22 attendees

Researchers are planning to feed bugs like house crickets and mealworms to children between the ages of five and 11 from four primary schools in Wales, as well as 'bolognese' made from insect and plant protein, all to encourage them and their parents to move away from meat. The project, led by academics from Cardiff University and the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), will also involve surveying the primary school children to find out their attitudes to environmental issues and how they translate into views on the food they eat. From this the researchers wish to find the best way of educating the younger generation and their families on the environmental and nutritional benefits of edible insects, and in turn cut global meat consumption.

Read more: Would you eat bug bolognese? Primary school children in Wales could be offered EDIBLE INSECTS including mealworms and crickets as scientists urge the next generation to embrace eco-friendly meat substitutes

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