Barriers and Opportunities to Serving Pulses in School Meals in Washington Schools
Ensuring that food provided to children in schools is consistent with current dietary recommendations is an important national focus. The…
Beverage Selections and Impact on Healthy Eating Index Scores in Elementary Children’s Lunches From School and From Home
Though the rate of obesity growth has slowed for the adult population of the U.S. in the past six years,…
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.
Elementary Parent Perceptions of Packing Lunches and the National School Lunch Program
In 2010, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) updated the nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), requiring…
Exploring Pulses Through Math, Science, and Nutrition Activities
Exploring Pulses through Math, Science and Nutrition Activities Obesity has more than doubled in children (age 6-11) and quadrupled in…
Fruit and Vegetable Plate Waste Among Students in a Suburban School District Participating in the National School Lunch Program
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is one of the largest federally assisted meal programs in the United States, operating…
Impacts of Scheduling Recess Before Lunch in Elementary Schools: A Case Study Approach of Plate Waste and Perceived Behaviors
At present, more than 30% of school-aged children are either overweight (defined as BMI [body mass index] >85 – 94%)…
Montana Cook Fresh Workshop Pilot: A K-12 School Nutrition Professional Training to Incorporate Whole Foods in School Meals
With the recent implementation of new National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) meal requirements, increased attention…
School Lunch Quality Following Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act Implementation
Proper nutrition is essential for the long-term health of children. According to the World Health Organization (2014), giving a child…
School Nutrition Directors’ Perspectives on Preparing for and Implementing USDA’s New School Meal Regulations
Although the prevalence of childhood obesity has begun to stabilize, with 17% of children and adolescents in the United States…
Summary of USDA Research
The FNS Research Corner provides a continuing series of summaries of recently completed and current research conducted by the U.S.…