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Fruit and Veggie Tasting Prepares Students for Upcoming School Year

August 13, 2012 Rebecca Dresner, Northeast Region Intern, FNS, USDA

Do you know what a Malanga is? What about a Chocolate Pepper? The “Fruit and Vegetable Ambassador ” (F&V Ambassador) students of Slater Jr. High School in Pawtucket, Rhode Island learned about these unusual vegetables and more during their Summer Food Service Program fruit and vegetable taste...

Food and Nutrition Farming

Snow Days Don’t Deter New England School from Healthy School Meals

March 04, 2011 James Arena-DeRosa, Regional Administrator for USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service

Cross posted from the Let's Move! blog: After a cold and snowy month of school closings, the sun shone on February 10, just in time to present eight elementary schools in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, with Bronze awards in the HealthierUS School Challenge.

Food and Nutrition Initiatives
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