SNA Research

Editor’s Note

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

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

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Procurement Of Foods In Mississippi Delta Schools

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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SNA News

Read the June/July Issue of SN Magazine

We wouldn’t coat anything on the lunch menu in a lot of added sugar. Which is we’re also not sugarcoating…

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access (DEIA), SNA News

Influence SNA’s DEIA Initiatives

The School Nutrition Association (SNA) invites you to be a part of the Association’s future Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access…

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Advocacy & Policy

SNA Public Policy Statements 2019

Research shows school meals contribute to the health, attentiveness, behavior and academic success of students. To maximize student achievement, SNA…

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Communications & Marketing

Pediatrician’s Perspective

School meals are healthy meals! Pediatrician Robert Murray (MD, FAAP) breaks down the importance of nutrients to brain and child…

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