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Impact of a Farm Stand on Fruit and Vegetable Preferences, Self- Efficacy, and Availability at Home Among Students From a Low-Income School
Lack of access to healthy affordable foods is an increasing problem in the United States, particularly among low-income communities which…
Observed Food Safety Practices in the Summer Food Service Program
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is administered by the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service…
Editor’s Note
The Spring 2017 issue of The Journal of Child Nutrition and Management (JCNM) marks the eighth issue since I became…
Survey of Principals Regarding Perceived Benefits and Barriers of School Gardens
Beginning with the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, all schools participating in the National School Lunch Program…
Pairing Fruit and Vegetables to Promote Consumption in Elementary School Cafeterias
With the rise in childhood obesity over the past two decades, public health advocates and nutrition experts have focused on…
Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application and Income Verification Practices in School Nutrition Programs in the United States
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP) play an integral part in the strategic goals…
ICN Research Summary
Keith Rushing, PhD, RD Director of Applied Research Division Institute of Child Nutrition (formerly, National Food Service Management Institute) Keith.Rushing@usm.edu…
2017 Child Nutrition Showcase Research Abstracts
Are Meals Served During School Field Trips Safe from Listeria and Salmonella? A Simulation Study to Evaluate the Safety of…
Evaluation of a Theory-Based Farm to School Pilot Intervention
The rapid growth of the childhood obesity epidemic is among the most challenging of America’s health issues, and the Centers…
The Purchasing Power of Collaboration
School food professionals constantly seek new and improved items to serve to students. They look for foods that help them…