Table of Contents

Table of Contents Volume 49, Issue 1, SPRING 2025 EDITOR’S NOTE– Introduction and Overview of the issue RESEARCH IN ACTION Challenges and SUCCESSES for School Child Nutrition Directors during the…

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Editor’s Note

Welcome to the Spring 2025 Issue of The Journal of Child Nutrition & Management (JCN&M)!

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Special Diets: Prevalence and Policy Findings from Texas and Indiana School Districts

Special diets are increasingly common in child nutrition programs. However, recent data on the types and frequency of accommodations and policies that districts use to make them are limited. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the type and number of special diets and current policies and practices for accommodating diets beyond standard meal patterns.

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Ready, Set, Coach! An Innovative School Wellness Coaching Program that Helps Get Local School Wellness Policies Off the Shelf and Into Practice

Coaching programs (CPs) in schools often focus on student and teacher wellness, leadership development for teachers and administrators, nutrition and physical activity, and academic achievement. However, there is limited use of CPs for the development and implementation of Local School Wellness Policy (LSWP). The lack of specifically designed CPs for LSWPs may provide a gap that, if filled, will lead to practical and productive solutions.

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Lessons Learned from Reusable Serviceware Implementation in School Lunch in a California School District: A Qualitative Exploration of School Staff and Parents’ Perceptions

Explore principal, foodservice staff, and parent perceptions of implementing reusable serviceware in elementary school lunch settings.

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An Egg-Based, Universally-Free ‘Breakfast in the Classroom’ Program Increases School Breakfast Participation and Improves Diet Quality in Middle-School Adolescents: A Feasibility, Pilot Study

Breakfast skipping in young people has been strongly associated with reduced cognitive performance and school grades, attendance and disciplinary concerns, reduced health and well-being, and an increased risk of obesity…

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Challenges and Successes for School Child Nutrition Directors During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study

This study investigates the methods and strategies adopted by CNDs in southeastern U.S. schools to maintain efficient and safe school meal distribution during COVID-19 challenges.

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Peer Reviewers For 2025

Acknowledgment The Journal of Child Nutrition & Management would like to acknowledge the individuals below, who served as a peer reviewer in 2025. Their knowledge and expertise ensure that articles…

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