School Nutrition Employees’ Perceptions of Farm to School (FTS) Activities Differ Based on Management Type and FTS Participation Length

The concept of sustainability in food systems has been acknowledged at many levels—from international fair trade initiatives to local food movements in a single community. Local food movements come in…

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Recognition of JCNM Reviewers 2016

The hallmark of a research journal is that manuscripts are peer reviewed. This peer review process helps to ensure that manuscripts are relevant, timely and of high quality and that…

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Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Consumption During Elementary School Snack Periods Using Incentives, Prompting and Role Modeling

Regular consumption of fruits and vegetables (FVs) is associated with better weight management, improved short-term health outcomes and reduced risk of a variety of costly chronic diseases (He, Nowson &…

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ICN Research Summary

This research has been produced by the Institute of Child Nutrition, Applied Research Division (ICN, ARD), located at The University of Southern Mississippi with headquarters at The University of Mississippi.…

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How Nutritious Are Children’s Packed School Lunches A Comparison of Lunches Brought From Home and School Lunches

In school year 2009-2010, 63% of children participated in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) throughout all grade levels (Fox & Condon, 2012). Therefore, 37% of children brought a packed…

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Child Nutrition Showcase

A Survey of Iowa and Pennsylvania Fruit and Vegetable Growers: Identifying Barriers to Serving Schools Kathleen Kelley, PhD; Amit Sharma, PhD; Catherine Strohbehn, PhD, RD, CP-FS Iowa State University; Ames,…

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Barriers and Advantages to Student Participation in the School Breakfast Program Based on the Social Ecological Model: A Review of the Literature

Studies show breakfast is an important meal for children (Nicklas, O’Neil & Myers, 2004). Breakfast consumption at school is associated with children’s educational performance, (Murphy, Drake & Weineke, 2005), behavior…

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Administrative and School Nutrition Perspectives of Salad Bar Operations in Public Schools

Overweight and obesity in the United States are public health issues with negative health consequences including, but not limited to, premature death, heart disease, type II diabetes, and some cancers…

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Editor’s Note

As we welcome fall weather and colors, we also welcome the new issue for The Journal of Child Nutrition & Management. During this season, we cannot help to think how much the Journal has grown and how much it has contributed to the dissemination of research and other relevant information in the field.

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