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Child Nutrition Program Managers’ Evaluation Of A State Meal Planning System Guide

June 15, 2022

In 2012, the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP), aligned requirements for school meals with the…

Alex Hallmark MS, RDN; Laurel Lambert PhD, RDN; Kathy Knight PhD, RDN; Scott Knight PhD; Melinda Valliant PhD, RDN, LD, CSSD

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Editor’s Note

June 15, 2022

Welcome Spring! This is my favorite season as I watch the beautiful trees and flowers start to bloom around campus.…


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FNS Research Corner Summary Of Research

June 15, 2022

RECENTLY COMPLETED RESEARCH USDA Community Eligibility Provision Characteristics Study, SY 2016-17[1] This Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Characteristics study is the…

Carol Dreibelbis, MPH; Hunjin Lee, JD

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Impact Of Child Nutrition Programs Offered In Schools On Daily Nutrition And Dietary Quality

June 15, 2022

From the What We Eat in America (WWEIA) component of the 2015-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), it…

Makayla Simmons; Deana Hildebrand PhD, RD, LD; Jill Joyce PhD, RD

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Perceptions Of Implementation Of Universal Free Meals In The National School Lunch

June 15, 2022

Over the past decade, the U.S.’s economic instability has disproportionately affected the families of children from the most vulnerable groups…

Alicia Landry, PhD, RD, LDN, SNS; Jordan Simmons, MS

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Procurement Of Foods In Mississippi Delta Schools

June 15, 2022

Procurement of Foods in Mississippi Delta Schools In Mississippi, the state with the nation’s lowest median household income, more than…

Alicia Landry, PhD, RD, LDN, SNS; Jessica Thomson, PhD; Tameka Walls, PhD

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Vegetarian Menu Substitution Practices And Nutrition Professionals’ Involvement In The Foodservice Operations Of Urban Kansas Childcare Centers

June 9, 2022

Although vegetarian nutrition is an eating pattern that has been observed throughout history, interest in plant-based eating and vegetarianism has…

Caitlin Jindrich, MPH, RDN, LD; Kevin Sauer, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND; Elizabeth Daniels; Sandra B. Procter, PhD, RD, LD; Jennifer Hanson, PhD, RD, LD, CSSD

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