USDA makes grants to expand Farm to School in Ky.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is sending nearly $313,000 to Kentucky in grants under the Farm to School program, which encourages the ...

#ThanksMichelleObama: Students use social media to voice their unhappiness with revamped school lunches

School kids around the country are tweeting pictures of their unappetizing school lunches and blaming the most prominent advocate for health...

Study in Virginia finds school lunches are healthier than home-packed lunches

Preschoolers and kindergartners at three Virginia schools tend to eat healthier when they eat school lunches compared to lunches packed at h...

Generals say obesity is a national-security issue, and the main medical reason 73% of Ky. young adults can't join the service

"Obesity is the leading medical reason why 73 percent of our young adults cannot qualify for military service" in Kentucky, two fo...

As school-lunch debate puts attention on rejected meals, we might consider a bigger problem: food wasted at home

The new nutrition rules for school meals have led some students to throw away food they're served. Schools across the country are estima...

Most Kentucky schools adapting well to new federal nutrition rules, USDA official with Kentucky background says

While one Kentucky school district has ditched the federal school-meals program and the money that comes with it, an official of the U.S. De...

Experts suggest ways to win public-policy changes to fight obesity

Though the obesity epidemic shows signs of stabilizing, it still carries national security risks—negatively affecting education, agriculture...

Kentucky school officials make foods look more appetizing and easier to eat, in order to decrease food waste

Some school districts are working to keep fruits and vegetables from being thrown out by students who seem to be unhappy with their school l...

Comer encourages Kentucky schools to serve fresh local foods on 'Farm Fresh Fridays'

State Agriculture Commissioner James Comer wants Kentucky schools to offer fresh, local foods for students on Farm Fresh Fridays. The progra...

School nutrition beat keeps busy: Ketchup returns to Anderson County, more students eating at school in Allen County

School meal programs continue to make news, as schools, students and parents adjust to the latest round of federal guidelines to combat chil...

Henderson County Schools post videos to explain changes in meals, snacks and school fund-raisers involving food

Student Nibre Fortune chose food items at Henderson's Jefferson Elementary School last April. (Gleaner photo by Mike Lawrence) To help p...

Montgomery County board OKs free meals at most schools

In a microcosm of discussions taking place all over Kentucky and much of America, a divided Montgomery County Board of Education decided Au...

Hopkinsville paper gives detailed description of federally mandated changes in Christian County school lunches

Five years ago Christian County Public Schools served a dessert with every meal, white rolls, and vegetables with plenty of salt, Margarita...

Fort Thomas joins other wealthy school districts in U.S. that have dropped federal school-lunch program

The wealthy Fort Thomas school district in Northern Kentucky is dropping out of the federal school-lunch program because "Kids didn...

'Hard times' help 13 more schools in Paducah area join about 20 in federal program that gives free meals to all students

Thirteen more schools in the Paducah area will offer free breakfasts and lunches to all students under a provision of the federal school-lun...

Mass. study finds home-packed school lunches lack whole grains, fruits and vegetables, and have too much sugary stuff

Packing a healthy lunch that kids will eat is an ongoing challenge for families, and a challenge that is often not met, according to a study...

Ballard County joins schools with free meals for all students

Ballard County is the latest in Kentucky where all public schools will provide free lunch and breakfast to all students, now that more than ...

New school nutrition requirements extend to snacks, beverages and a la carte cafeteria items

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Schools will have to provide students with healthier snacks and beverages during the school day this...