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 **SANITATION: **

[|County] [|to put off inspecting cafeterias.] By: Ellis, Cynthia M., Telegraph, The (Alton, IL), Jan 15, 2009 **Notes:** Madison County health officials agreed Wednesday to suspend the collection of fees for inspecting school district cafeterias for six months. They budget for some inspections, sanitation checks were not on the list. Depending on the number of schools in the district that would need to be inspected, some districts could pay as much as $5,000 in fees. [|Some food health inspections of schools not under state's control]. By: Adkins, Sean, York Daily Record (PA), Dec 17, 2006 []
 * Notes:** Federal law requires all schools to be inspected twice a year. Aside from checking that hair restraints are doing their jobs and hands are properly washed, health/ sanitation officers, quiz cafeteria workers on topics such as food temperature and cooking procedures.
 * Notes: C**leaning and sanitizing food equipment and food contact surfaces is important to remove food (nutrients) which bacteria need to grow, and to kill bacteria that are present.


 * EXPIRED FOOD: **

[|Factors affecting students’ participation in the Cincinnati public schools lunch program.] By: Marples, Carol Ann, Spillman, Diana-Marie, Adolescence, 00018449, Fall95, Vol. 30, Issue 119 [|Break out of the lunchtime blues with bento] By: Hennin g, Sarah, Journal-World (Lawrence, KS), Oct 13, 2008
 * AMOUNT: **
 * Notes:** Students were randomly selected to participate in a study of factors affecting school lunch participation in the Cincinnati Public Schools (N = 1,804). Results showed that the quality and variety of food offered were significant factors affecting the students' decision to participate. The length of the lunch period and the amount of time spent waiting in line also were significant factors. (This article shows how widespread the problem is.)
 * Notes: ** Ginger Hodison made her children bring their lunches because they always arrived home hungry. "When they come home, they're starving to death, not only because it's time to eat again, but because they didn't eat as much as they would have if it was something they really liked," Hodison says. She made bento boxes, which are compact lunchboxes that feature several compartments just right for fruits and veggies, cheese and crackers, and other small treats.

[|School lunch quality.] Pediatrics for Parents, 07306725, 2001, Vol. 19, Issue 3 [] []
 * Notes:** The country's school lunches are getting healthier, but still don't meet all of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's standards. In 1999, only 18% of elementary school and 22% of secondary school lunches met the USDA's standard for total content. (The quality in school lunches still need work and most don’t follow the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s standards.)
 * Notes:** Most of the rules regarding nutrition in IL public schools are established through federal school meals programs. Federal regulations generally prohibit the sale of food with low nutrition. USDA defines foods w/minimal nutrition value as a food that provides less than %5 of the dietary intakes for the eight specified nutrients per serving. (Protein, vitamin A & C, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, calcium, & iron) School lunches provided through federal meals programs must meet Federal nutrition requirements, but decisions about specific foods to serve and how they are prepared are left up to local school food authorities.
 * Notes: ** A school in Maryland had a free breakfast program for their students. They saw an increase in test scores and behavior. Poor nutrition may be a factor if a child has trouble reading or doing math. Better quality and quantity of food would help.

[|Schools hoping to earn an A in nutritious lunches] By: O'Connor, Michael, Omaha World-Herald (NE), Apr 10, 2007 [|Factors affecting students’ participation in the Cincinnati public schools lunch program.] By: Marples, Carol Ann, Spillman, Diana-Marie, Adolescence, 00018449, Fall95, Vol. 30, Issue 119 [|Break out of the lunchtime blues with bento] By: Hennin g, Sarah, Journal-World (Lawrence, KS), Oct 13, 2008 [|School lunch quality.] Pediatrics for Parents, 07306725, 2001, Vol. 19, Issue 3  [|Look, Ma, No Fries] By: Schindehette, Susan; Meadows, Bob; Dennis, Alicia; Marquez, Sandra; Eftimiades, Maria. People, 00937673, 10/16/2006, Vol. 66, Issue 16. [|Jr. high starts using fingerprint scanner at lunch.] By: Anderson, Katie, Jacksonville Journal-Courier (IL), Feb 03, 2009 [|Factors affecting students’ participation in the Cincinnati public schools lunch program.] By: Marples, Carol Ann, Spillman, Diana-Marie, Adolescence, 00018449, Fall95, Vol. 30, Issue 119
 * VARIETY: **
 * Notes:** T he federal government updates the dietary guidelines every five years and school lunch requirements are revised to meet them.
 * Notes:** Students were randomly selected to participate in a study of factors affecting school lunch participation in the Cincinnati Public Schools (N = 1,804). Results showed that the quality and variety of food offered were significant factors affecting the students' decision to participate. The length of the lunch period and the amount of time spent waiting in line also were significant factors. (This article shows how widespread the problem is.)
 * Notes: ** Ginger Hodison made her children bring their lunches because they always arrived home hungry. "When they come home, they're starving to death, not only because it's time to eat again, but because they didn't eat as much as they would have if it was something they really liked," Hodison says. She made bento boxes, which are compact lunchboxes that feature several compartments just right for fruits and veggies, cheese and crackers, and other small treats.
 * Notes:** The country's school lunches are getting healthier, but still don't meet all of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's standards. In 1999, only 18% of elementary school and 22% of secondary school lunches met the USDA's standard for total content. (The quality in school lunches still need work and most don’t follow the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s standards.)
 * LUNCH LINES: **
 * Notes:** The article reports on an electronic system that blocks schoolchildren from buying extra fattening food at school. The system alerts checkout clerks in school lunch lines if children are trying to purchase an item restricted by their parents when they enter their PIN. Parents can monitor their children's food choices via a website.
 * Notes:** Students at Turner Junior High School used their fingerprints to pay for lunch. The system's hardware and software for the two schools cost the district just under $24,000. Kids began to go through the lines quicker.
 * Notes:** Students were randomly selected to participate in a study of factors affecting school lunch participation in the Cincinnati Public Schools (N = 1,804). Results showed that the quality and variety of food offered were significant factors affecting the students' decision to participate. The length of the lunch period and the amount of time spent waiting in line also were significant factors. (This article shows how widespread the problem is.)