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🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

How poor families survive during the summer without school meals

The article discusses how poor families in rural Argentina cope during summer when school meals are unavailable, often resorting to hunting for food.

Feb 28 • 03:01 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Students fall ill after consuming school meals in Marília; 11 were treated at UPA

Eleven students at the Nacib Cury State School experienced illness after eating school meals and required medical attention.

Feb 27 • 19:38 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
Life & Tech

Healthy recipes for kids to return to school full of energy

This article offers healthy lunch recipes for children returning to school, emphasizing the importance of nutritious meals for their energy and performance.

Feb 27 • 14:11 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Boa Vista improves the nutritional quality of school meals

The municipal school meal program in Boa Vista, Brazil, has been revamped to include more variety and nutritional options for students in 2026.

Feb 26 • 13:07 UTC
🇸🇪 SVT Nyheter
National & Local

Criticism of school meals in Umeå - parents send lunch boxes with their children

In Umeå, parents criticize the new school meal policies, prompting some to send packed lunches with their children to ensure they eat properly.

Feb 21 • 04:30 UTC
🇸🇪 SVT Nyheter
National & Local

Expert: Desired diets and lunch boxes only in emergencies

The increase in children requiring special diets in Sweden has led to stricter regulations by municipalities regarding eligibility, prompting some parents to send lunch boxes to school for their children.

Feb 21 • 04:30 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Vox launches a crusade to ban halal menu in school cafeterias

The Vox party in Spain is pushing to prohibit halal meals in school cafeterias, targeting Muslim student dietary practices after previously attempting to ban full-body veils.

Feb 20 • 04:30 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
National & Local

Revolution in Polish Schools. New Rules Will Affect Millions of Students

New regulations in Poland will require school cafeterias to serve at least one fully plant-based meal each week starting September 2026, impacting over 6.8 million students.

Feb 19 • 12:55 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

The Time When Eating Together Becomes Education [After the Incident of Kwon Kim Hyun Young]

A recent law amending the legal status of school meal workers in South Korea promises enhanced protection and rights for those in this field, highlighting long-standing issues of labor conditions and discrimination.

Feb 19 • 10:25 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Restaurant chain Prezzo claims families can save hundreds of pounds with 'UK first'

Prezzo has introduced a subscription plan aimed at families that could save them significant money on dining out during the half-term school holidays.

Feb 18 • 16:39 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

In Helsinki School, Up to One Hundred Young People Go to Fasting Park During Meals – Principal: We Cannot Force Anyone to Eat

During the month of Ramadan, a fasting park has been established in a Helsinki school to accommodate Muslim students who observe the fasting rules.

Feb 17 • 04:58 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

State school in Araraquara takes first place in school meal recipe competition

The Miryan Leopoldina Caramuru de Castro Monteiro State School in Araraquara won first place in a recipe competition involving 530 schools across São Paulo.

Feb 16 • 11:20 UTC
🇨🇿 Seznam Zprávy
National & Local

Babiš Proposes Postponement of Changes in School Meal Systems, Has Yet to Discuss with Coalition

Czech politician Andrej Babiš suggests delaying proposed changes to the school meal system, indicating that he has not yet conferred with his coalition partners.

Feb 13 • 16:37 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

Healthy eating in school cafeterias will likely be postponed

The article discusses the postponement of healthy eating initiatives in school cafeterias in Czechia.

Feb 13 • 16:22 UTC
🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
National & Local

Lisa Magnusson: Just giving children food that they like is giving up

The article discusses the increasing demands for customized diets in Swedish schools and highlights a simple yet ingenious solution found by Tillbergaskolan in Västerås.

Feb 12 • 05:14 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
National & Local

Boar leg for 35 crowns instead of UHO. How they taught children to love the school cafeteria in Boršice

A primary school in Boršice is transforming school meals by offering a gourmet menu, including dishes like duck breast and pumpkin puree desserts, thereby encouraging children to appreciate nutritious food.

Feb 9 • 10:05 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
National & Local

Vomiting, stomach pain, anxiety and... children's health deteriorated after eating mid-day meal

Over 70 children fell ill after consuming mid-day meals at a school in Madhubura district, Bihar, leading to panic among teachers and school officials.

Feb 7 • 10:58 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

It’s nice to work even during vacation... School meal staff competition rate rises from 0.4 to 2.3 to 1

Due to the implementation of a year-round employment system for school meal workers, there has been a significant increase in applicants in Jeju, marking a change in the labor landscape.

Feb 6 • 07:06 UTC
🇺🇸 NPR
Life & Tech

How the new dietary guidelines could impact school meals

Lori Nelson discusses the complexity of assembling school meals under new dietary guidelines that require compliance with various nutritional standards.

Feb 5 • 10:00 UTC
🇩🇪 SZ
World

SZ Series: They Provide Courage: How a Greenwald Association Supplies School Children in Sri Lanka

The article highlights how the Greenwald Association provides schoolchildren in Sri Lanka with essential meals, showcasing the positive impact of their efforts.

Feb 5 • 09:54 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Life & Tech

Water, egg and potato: Mangueira's queen, Evelyn Bastos, shares how she prepares for carnival

Evelyn Bastos, the queen of Mangueira, discusses her intense preparations for carnival, including hydration and simple meals, ahead of her school's performance focused on the theme 'Master Sacaca of the Enchanted Tucuju - The Guardian of the Black Amazon.'

Feb 5 • 03:00 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

Good news for New York: Kathy Hochul announced more than 150 million free school meals

New York's Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a plan to provide over 150 million free school meals to address food insecurity among students.

Feb 2 • 23:11 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Whole milk headed back to school cafeterias after Trump signs law as experts tout benefits

President Trump has signed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, restoring whole and 2% milk options to school cafeterias, previously limited under Obama-era regulations.

Jan 15 • 12:00 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
National & Local

Local Farmers as a Base for Schools' Procurement of Food

The Karlovac County has signed unique 'green' contracts with local producers and distributors to supply 37 out of 51 requested food items for the school kitchens of 18 elementary schools, starting this week.

Jan 11 • 23:15 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Government changes could help 'over 500,000' people and Universal Credit recipients

The UK Government announced updates regarding free school meals aimed at assisting over 500,000 individuals, particularly Universal Credit recipients, in ensuring children from low-income backgrounds have access to nutritious food.

Jan 5 • 12:58 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Free school meals to energy drink ban - 10 ways the Mirror brought change in 2025

The Mirror's campaigning in 2025 led to significant changes, including expanded free school meals and legal reforms to benefit the public and address injustices.

Dec 31 • 07:00 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Tax on school cafeterias: does it differ from school lump sum? NSA ruling

The Supreme Administrative Court (NSA) ruled on the tax implications of parental contributions for student meals at a private primary school.

Dec 27 • 10:10 UTC

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