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Culinary Boot Camp

June 21st, 2010 · 5 Comments · school food

 I was in Colorado recently to witness part of a “culinary boot camp” where lunch ladies and food service directors from around the state took part in four days of deep immersion learning how to better use their meager finances and how to cook food from scratch, rather than with frozen convenience foods. The Colorado Health […]

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Breaking News: D.C. Schools Ditch Flavored Milk and Sugary Cereal

June 17th, 2010 · 4 Comments · kids, school food

Jeffrey Mills, director of food services for D.C. Public Schools, told parents at H.D. Cooke Elementary school yesterday that the city’s schools beginning in the fall would no longer serve flavored milk or sugary cereals. Mills made the remarks at a meeting to discuss staffing changes in the H.D. Cook cafeteria and further details could not […]

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“Top Chef” Flunks School Food Math

June 15th, 2010 · 3 Comments · kids, school food

Bravo’s new season of “Top Chef,” set in D.C., debuts tomorrow with a big wet kiss for Michelle Obama and her campaign to end childhood obesity. Even Obama’s chef, Sam Kass, who has become more and more of a TV presence, gets into the act as a judge for episode No. 2 of the contest June 23, […]

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