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SNA Research Agenda Updated to Address Key School Nutrition Challenges
SNA has unveiled an updated 2024 Research Agenda, designed to tackle the most pressing issues facing school nutrition programs today.…
SNF – LAC 2025 Sponsorship Opportunities
See the impact of your Mix & Mingle sponsorship and how it helps school nutrition professionals feed our nation’s children.…
Early Bird Deadline for SNIC25 Ends December 6!
SNA’s School Nutrition Industry Conference (SNIC25) is right around the corner, and the early bird deadline to save up to…
SNF Announces SNIC25 Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to the School Nutrition Foundation’s (SNF) 2025 SNIC scholarship recipients. This year’s scholarships were made possible by the generosity…
Brooke Rollins Nominated as Agriculture Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Brooke Rollins to serve as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Rollins is president,…
The Journal of Child Nutrition & Management’s Fall 2024 Issue is Out Now
The Fall 2024 issue of SNA’s academic publication, the Journal of Child Nutrition & Management (JCN&M), is available now! With…
Table of Contents
Table of Contents Volume 48, Issue 2, Fall 2024 Editor’s Note Introduction and Overview of the issue Research In Action…
Editor’s Note
Welcome to the Fall Issue of The Journal of Child Nutrition & Management (JCN&M)!
Training Needs of School Nutrition Professionals: The Perspective of Oklahoma Child Nutrition Directors
Cooking for Kids, a culinary training program, conducted a needs assessment with key personnel in Oklahoma school nutrition programs to better understand the current training and resource needs of this population. Additionally, the needs assessment assessed barriers to accessing current training interventions offered by the program.
Promoting Fruit and Vegetable Consumption by Offering Healthy Appetizers and Increased Item Choice in School Cafeterias
While recent policy changes have expanded the nutritional value of lunchroom food offerings, low levels of fruit and vegetable consumption at school remain a problem. This intervention was designed to assess whether low-cost changes could be employed to increase student selection and consumption of fruits and vegetables during elementary school lunch times.