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USDA announces school nutrition grants

Department allocating over $8 million to professional standards training and Team Nutrition Training Grants.

Mike Buzalka, Executive Features Editor

September 10, 2015

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The USDA has announced that it will be awarding over $8 million in grants to assist school nutrition programs in preparing healthy meals. Approximately $2.6 million will go to support implementation of new national professional standards for all school nutrition employees who manage and operate the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs.

Another $5.6 million funds 2015 Team Nutrition Training Grants of up to $350,000 to help states expand and enhance food service training programs and provide nutrition education in school, child care, and summer meal settings.

Those efforts include using Smarter Lunchrooms strategies that use principles from behavioral economics to encourage healthy choices, meeting meal pattern requirements for school meals, delivering interactive nutrition education activities and providing schools and child care providers with technical assistance to create and maintain a healthier environment.

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About the Author

Mike Buzalka

Executive Features Editor, Food Management

Mike Buzalka is executive features editor for Food Management and contributing editor to Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News. On Food Management, Mike has lead responsibility for compiling the annual Top 50 Contract Management Companies as well as the K-12, College, Hospital and Senior Dining Power Players listings. He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English Literature from John Carroll University. Before joining Food Management in 1998, he served as for eight years as assistant editor and then editor of Foodservice Distributor magazine. Mike’s personal interests range from local sports such as the Cleveland Indians and Browns to classic and modern literature, history and politics.

Mike Buzalka’s areas of expertise include operations, innovation and technology topics in onsite foodservice industry markets like K-12 Schools, Higher Education, Healthcare and Business & Industry.

Mike Buzalka’s experience:

Executive Features Editor, Food Management magazine (2010-present)

Contributing Editor, Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News and Nation’s Restaurant News (2016-present)

Associate Editor, Food Management magazine (1998-2010)

Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1997-1998)

Assistant Editor, Foodservice Distributor magazine (1989-1997)

 

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