SNA SmartBriefDesigned specifically for and read by school nutrition industry professionals, SNA SmartBrief is a FREE, daily e-mail newsletter. By providing the latest need-to-know news and information, SNA SmartBrief saves you time and keeps you smart on the key issues affecting child nutrition and school foodservice operations.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/sna/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/sna?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifSNA SmartBriefhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/sna?sb_code=rssen-us19 Jun 2013 09:18:39 CDTNYC moves closer to goal of installing salad bars in all schoolshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3D044BCA2C-2FFD-49B4-AA5E-684F19F3B0B3%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3D044BCA2C-2FFD-49B4-AA5E-684F19F3B0B3%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssSalad bars will be installed in five more elementary schools in New York City.  -More- 

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]]>19 Jun 2013 09:18:39 CDTTop StoryDeclining meal revenue places cafeteria renovations on holdhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3D6B5F004C-2934-417B-9A53-88BFB147041B%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3D6B5F004C-2934-417B-9A53-88BFB147041B%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssA Massachusetts district will delay plans to renovate a high-school cafeteria following a decline in revenue that some offici -More- ]]>19 Jun 2013 09:18:39 CDTSchool UpdateOre. district seeks to bring summer meals to students through mobile servicehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3D772F2913-85EF-48D7-8BCC-18B242626BCE%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3D772F2913-85EF-48D7-8BCC-18B242626BCE%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>19 Jun 2013 09:18:39 CDTSchool UpdateExperts advise a gradual move from gym to outdoor exercisehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3DFDE62CF9-5FE0-4012-A796-EE26B90ECB74%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3DFDE62CF9-5FE0-4012-A796-EE26B90ECB74%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssFitness experts say an outdoors workout is important for physical and mental health, but exercise physiologist Franci Cohen s -More- ]]>19 Jun 2013 09:18:39 CDTNutrition & WellnessColor-coded nutrition labels may prompt healthful choiceshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3D8393242E-060D-4675-95B5-2E6CD0EAC012%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3D8393242E-060D-4675-95B5-2E6CD0EAC012%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssIn a study, teens chose healthier food when the labels included color-coded nutrition information, in addition to daily recom -More- ]]>19 Jun 2013 09:18:39 CDTTrends & ResearchTV ads may contribute to high obesity rates in Hispanic childrenhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3DC0189B3E-2D0F-44F5-8834-36A396A0A504%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3DC0189B3E-2D0F-44F5-8834-36A396A0A504%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssHispanic children saw more than 4,200 food and beverage commercials in both English- and Spanish-language television in 2010, -More- ]]>19 Jun 2013 09:18:39 CDTTrends & ResearchU.S. mayors ask for food-stamp ban on sugar-sweetened drinkshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3DA04A12AF-60E4-4230-BA66-C41F53D6C20E%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3DA04A12AF-60E4-4230-BA66-C41F53D6C20E%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssMayors in 18 U.S.  -More- ]]>19 Jun 2013 09:18:39 CDTPolicy WatchU.N. health agency seeks fewer ads marketing unhealthy food to childrenhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3D3C4571F6-9617-4340-9B02-FBA6AF0118F1%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3D3C4571F6-9617-4340-9B02-FBA6AF0118F1%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>19 Jun 2013 09:18:39 CDTPolicy WatchANC 2013 goes mobile!http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3D32BC0641-3AB4-41A4-8425-FB33B0916CA8%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3D32BC0641-3AB4-41A4-8425-FB33B0916CA8%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssWith more than 350 exhibitors and nearly 100 education sessions, it's easy to lose yourself in the buzz of SNA's Annual Natio -More- ]]>19 Jun 2013 09:18:39 CDTSNA NewsThose who dream by night ... wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3D223F3264-817F-4F72-94E3-E48C31788665%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D1A365DBE-8BCD-4FB2-AE80-CCF56F00F3A0%26copyid%3D223F3264-817F-4F72-94E3-E48C31788665%26brief%3Dsna%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3DrssT.E. 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