The days of plain, predictable school lunches are fading in some districts as students are hungry for change — and spicer, more global flavors. NBC News' Emily Lorsch met with students and tasted some ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- For lunch time at Eugene Field Elementary in Rogers Park, students are not only eating the cafeteria food but liking it. "The spinach was real nice, so was the drumstick," said ...

They want spicier, more global flavors — recipes that are as vibrant and diverse as classrooms themselves. In a survey ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — Parents, we know you're doing everything to prepare your kids for back to school. That includes thinking about their meals. Do they need to bring lunch money? Does your school offer ...

LOWELL — The team in the Food & Nutrition Department of the Lowell Public Schools feeds almost 15,000 students two meals a day for 180 days of the school year, including ethnically diverse offerings ...

Last month, the USDA recognized four school districts for their work in improving the nutrition standards of their lunches. That’s no easy feat, says Brandy Dreibelbis, with the Chef Ann Foundation, ...

Canned fruit cups and gelatin made with canned peaches at a Miami-Dade middle school in 2009. Miami Herald File Who doesn’t love school pizza? It’s on the cafeteria menu, of course, along with a lot ...

Across the country, schools are revamping their lunch menus and offering spicier and more diverse foods. The move is in ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The days of mystery meat, greasy square pizza and smiley face fries could be things of the past in Metro Nashville Public Schools. Nutrition staff are switching things up ...

(AP) - Food and beverage manufacturer Kraft Heinz said Tuesday that it no longer is serving the Lunchables meals it created for U.S. schools. The company introduced the two packaged meals — one ...

School meal prices have increased for the 2025-26 school year. Knox County Schools offers a free and reduced price lunch program. Families can apply online. See monthly breakfast and lunch menu for ...