Hey kids, salt stays and grains go in school meals
Schools won’t have to cut more salt from meals just yet and some will be able to serve kids fewer whole grains, under changes to federal nutrition standards announced Monday.
Nutrition, training work hand-in-hand for young student-athletes
Student athletes will be returning not only to the classroom soon, but also to after-school practice and games.
New cafeteria program highlights importance of CMSD staff
When Paula Baker gets to work at 6:30 a.m., she has a lot of mouths to feed.
Baker, for the past eight years, has been the cafeteria manager at Columbus High School. Everyday, she and her staff prepare 2,324 meals — two for 1,162 students.
Medical group: Teach children good health habits
The president of the Mississippi State Medical Association said Thursday that teaching children about exercise and proper nutrition could be a long-term way to help reverse some of the state’s terrible health trends.
CMSD will handle maintenance, nutrition in-house
The Columbus Municipal School District will soon be hiring additional employees to handle nutrition and grounds maintenance.
During a special meeting of the school board Tuesday night, board members voted 3-1 to reject two bids pertaining to nutrition and grounds maintenance, voting instead to provide the services in-house.