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General Mills' Pillsbury Chocolate Filled Crescents

Pillsbury Filled Crescents

Pillsbury Filled Crescents come in two flavors—Chocolate and Grape—and come individually wrapped for multiple prep options
November 20, 2017
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The General Mills Convenience & Foodservice division, Minneapolis, offers two new Pillsbury bakery solutions for K-12 school foodservice operators.
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School Guideline Status

Some 94% of U.S. school districts are expected to meet updated federal nutrition standards for lunches by the end of the 2012-13 academic year.
October 1, 2013
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However, many school districts say that their current kitchen equipment and infrastructure limit their ability to do so and that foodservice staff need more training as they work to implement the USDA guidelines.
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School Lunch on Obesity

Among middle-school children, the behaviors most often linked with obesity are school lunch consumption and two hours or more of daily TV viewing.
August 13, 2013
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The study found some gender differences in the habits influencing body weight.
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Federal Rules on School Foods

Snacks sold in U.S. schools from next year must be lower in fat, salt and sugar, according to federal rules.
June 28, 2013
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The standards are seen as a critical step in improving students' eating options under a 2010 law revamping school foods. Schools have until July 1, 2014, to implement the new rules.
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Drinks in Schools

August 17, 2012
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Economists monitoring the beverage industry’s promise to get sodas and many other sugary drinks out of schools found that companies shipped 90% fewer calories to schools in 2010, compared with 2004.
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Regulating Kids' Meals

August 13, 2012
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Regulating the foods and beverages sold outside of federal meal programs at schools may help curb the child obesity epidemic, suggests a U.S. study.
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Beverages in Schools

August 8, 2012
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Half as many adolescents as in 2006 can still buy high-calorie sodas in schools, but other sugary beverages remain easily available onsite, a survey showed.
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