In April, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. turned the focus of his Make American Healthy ...

ScratchWorks Gathering Aims to Create School Food Change from Ultra-Processed Foods to Using Whole, Fresh Ingredients that promote Nutrition, Educational Success MINNEAPOLIS, April 28, 2025--(BUSINESS ...

After years of serving processed, reheated, pre-packaged lunches, some Western Washington schools are going back to good old-fashioned cooking from scratch. Their goal is to serve meals prepared in an ...

The aromas of herbed baked chicken and cheesy macaroni wafted through the air. While a few cooks clad in white coats busily stocked a salad bar and set up a buffet table, others checked the poultry ...

TOWNSHEND — Food service is a major focus for the West River Education District, which is participating in a program meant to expand its scratch-cooking offerings and improve its overall food ...

DENVER - Denver Public Schools is aiming to cook 100% of its school meals from scratch for the more than 90,000 students it serves. To help meet this goal, the district partnered with Brigaid, a ...

Rep. Joe Ciresi, a Democrat from Montgomery County, wants to see scratch cooking in public school cafeterias. The ...

When beef brisket is on the menu, Erin Primer relies on an assistant superintendent to tie on an apron, grab a knife, and help slice meat. “Any additional bodies that come in and offer some type of ...

Chef Ann cooking made-from-scratch tomato sauce in the production kitchen at Boulder Valley School District. Cooper, known as the "Renegade Lunch Lady," is a classically trained chef and the director ...

It may sound hard to believe, but there was a time when New York City students ate school lunches cooked from scratch. Indeed, this was the norm for much of the 20th century. I have fond memories from ...

When Justin Johnson founded Sustainable Kitchens in 2015, he wanted to change the way people viewed institutionalized food. Building upon 18 years of experience in professional kitchens, he’s become a ...