Fall 2020

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The contributions of the individuals listed below are key to producing a peer-reviewed publication. These individuals graciously responded to requests from me to review manuscripts submitted to the Journal…

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) (2019), milk is served more than 7.3 billion times a year to children through the School…

In 2004, The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act established the requirement for a policy addressing Local School Wellness (LSW) which schools were required to implement by 2006 (Child Nutrition…

The Institute of Child Nutrition, Applied Research Division (ICN, ARD) is a part of the College of Education and Human Sciences at The University of Southern Mississippi. The ARD is…

Cultivating a Healthy School Environment: Evaluation of a Virginia School Nutrition Training Program Using the RE-AIM Framework. Rachel Nelson; Kelly Shomo, MPH; and Sarah Misyak, PhD, MPH Virginia Polytechnic Institute…

Food service operators have encountered challenges implementing the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) meal standards (United States Department of Agriculture [USDA], 2012), including loss of revenue, increased plate waste, and…

Children’s fruit and vegetable intake in the United States (US) is low, as only close to 9% and 2% of high school students meet the recommended consumption of fruits and…

Evidence from observational (Nicklas et al., 1993; Ptomey et al., 2016) and experimental studies (Wyon et al., 1995; Adolphus et al., 2013) supports the importance of breakfast for dietary intake…

Recognition Of Readers Greetings! I hope all of you are staying healthy and managing these stressful times with the “grace under pressure” that defines school nutrition professionals. Obviously, the school…