Editor’s Notes

As the leaves start to turn colors here in Iowa, I am reminded of the impending winter while marveling at the beauty of the season. Generally, this would be a…

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Peer Reviewers For 2021

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT One of the most important aspects that makes any peer review journal a success is the quality of its peer reviewers. Without a doubt, the reviewers for The Journal…

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Institute Of Child Nutrition Applied Research Division Spring 2021 Research Update

Institute Of Child Nutrition Covid-19 Task Force, Phase I When the novel coronavirus of 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020, nationwide…

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Abstracts Of Child Nutrition Showcase Research Posters 2021

Leadership and Training in School Meal Programs Alicia Landry, PhD, RD, LDN, SNS; Dominique Stamps, BS; Allison White, BS. University of Central Arkansas                                                                Much of the current training for school…

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Opportunities And Challenges Of Implementing Combination Steam And Convection Ovens In Mississippi School Kitchens

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides free and reduced-price lunch to nearly 30 million children each day, and the School Breakfast Program (SBP) provides free and reduced-price breakfast to…

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Farm To School Program Activities: Food Service Response To The School Health Policies And Practices Survey 2016

The Farm to School (FTS) Program is a federally recognized program that works through a community food systems perspective to provide local produce and a variety of food system education…

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Strong Anti-Shaming Policies Are Not Related To Amount Of Unpaid School Meals

Many Local Education Agencies (LEAs), also referred to as school districts, are accumulating debt as part of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP). According…

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Use of Food Rewards in Education: Time to De-implement this Practice?

BACKGROUND Many children and adolescents in the USA have poor dietary habits that could lead to obesity and other non-communicable chronic diseases. Despite the frequently updated Dietary Guidelines for Americans…

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