Spring 2015

The FNS Research Corner provides a continuing series of summaries of recently completed and current research conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) in the…

Fish is an important part of a healthy diet and, as a major source of omega-3 fats, fish contributes to the prevention of heart disease (Mozaffarian & Rimm, 2006). The…

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has been involved in the development of standardized recipes for school lunch since the 1920’s (USDA, 1925). In 2007 the USDA Recipes for…

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) mandated many changes related to wellness and nutrition in America’s K-12 schools. Since the HHFKA was passed, school districts across the nation…

In 2012, the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provided affordable meals for 31.6 million children in the United States each day (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service [USDA-ERS], 2013a).…

Administered at the federal level by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally funded foodservice program that…

In December 2010, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) was signed into law, mandating major revisions to the National School Lunch Program’s (NSLP) nutrition standards based on the latest edition…

Food tampering incidents in schools have been documented (Dalziel, 2009). An attack on food served in a school setting has the potential to achieve terrorist goals to create social disruption,…

Food safety has been a concern for school nutrition program professionals for many years (Almanza & Sneed, 2003). Some of the first food safety research in schools focused on food…

Traditionally school feeding, administered primarily by the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), has improved children’s health and well-being through policy, regulation, and targeted research in schools. Established in 1946, the…