SNA Research

Understanding School Culture and Its Relation to Farm to School Programming

Farm to School (FTS) encompasses a number of strategies and practices that integrate local, healthy foods, such as fresh fruits…

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Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Society for Nutrition Education and Behavior, and School Nutrition Association: Comprehensive Nutrition Programs And Services In Schools

POSITION STATEMENT It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, School Nutrition Association, and Society for Nutrition…

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Editor’s Note

As the new Editor of the Journal of Child Nutrition and Management, I am pleased to present our new look…

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Institute of Child Nutrition Research Update

Alternative Breakfast, Special Provisions, and Discipline Outcomes Alicia Landry PhD, RDN, LDN, SNS and Stephanie Alsbrook MS, RDN; University of…

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ICN Research Summary Current Research Studies

Keith Rushing, PhD, RD Director of Applied Research Division Institute of Child Nutrition Keith.Rushing@usm.edu The Institute of Child Nutrition, Applied…

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Press Release, SNA News

SNA Welcomes Lori Adkins as 2022-2023 President

The School Nutrition Association (SNA) welcomes Lori Adkins, MS, SNS, CHE, as president for the 2022-2023 school year. Lori, who also serves as Child Nutrition Consultant for Oakland Schools ISD in Michigan, will represent SNA’s 50,000 school nutrition professional members nationwide.

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Procurement & Supply Chain, SNA News

SNA Releases 2022 Supply Chain Report: Staying Afloat in a Perfect Storm

As the worldwide supply chain continues to be affected by challenges relating to the pandemic and significant global events, K-12…

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Implementation and Evaluation of Farm-to-YOUth! A Fruit and Vegetable Produce Education Program

Most children in the United States do not eat the recommended amounts of fruit and vegetables, with about 60 and…

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Time To Eat School Lunch Affects Elementary Students’ Nutrient Consumption

Schools are consistently identified as an optimum setting for establishing health habits in children (IOM, 2012). Revisions to the school…

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Farm-To-School Product Purchasing Frequencies Reported By School Food Service Employees

In 1998, the National Commission on Small Farms highlighted the need to develop local food systems to stop the decline…

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