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Assessing Electronic Children’s Books For Use With Garden Activities And Nutrition Education

June 22, 2022

Research has suggested that gardening may be an effective strategy for encouraging vegetable consumption among young children (Savoie-Roskos, Wengren &…

Lilliana Geraldes, MS; Kim Spaccarotella, PhD

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Editor’s Notes

June 16, 2022

As the new Editor of the Journal of Child Nutrition and Management, I am excited to present the Spring issue. …


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Fns Research Corner Summary Of Research

June 22, 2022

Research in Progress EXPECTED IN 2021 Child Nutrition Program Operations Study Ii, School Years 2016-17 And 2017-18 The Child Nutrition…


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Food Defense Practices In School Nutrition Programs

June 22, 2022

Food defense describes the protection of the nation’s food supply from deliberate or intentional acts of contamination or tampering (United…

Kevin Sauer, PhD, RDN, LD, FAND; Kevin Roberts, PhD; Paola Paez, PhD; Kerri Cole; Carol Shanklin, PhD, RD

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Impact Of Summer Mobile Feeding Sites On Increasing Children’s Access To Food

June 22, 2022

Insufficient access to food for children during the summer has been a topic of concern for many years with the…

Stephanie Sather, MS, RDN, LDN; Julie Schumacher, EdD, RDN, LDN; Jacqueline Lanier, DrPH, MCHES; Julie Fehrenbacher, MS, RDN, LDN; Amy Bardwell, PhD

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Perceptions Held By Guardians Of Elementary School Children About The Influencers And Motivators For Purchasing School Lunch Meals

June 16, 2022

Based on national participation rates, it is estimated that approximately 40% of children in grades K-12 bring packed lunches to…

Sarah Dhillon, PhD; Susan Arendt, PhD, RD, FAND, CHE

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Perspectives Of Uk Catering Staff On Adolescents’ Food Choices At School

June 16, 2022

The foods consumed during the school day contribute substantially to adolescents’ daily energy intake and eating habits (Winpenny et al.,…

Alice Gilmour, PhD; Steve Gill, PhD; Gareth Loudon, PhD

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Training And Professional Development Needs Assessment For State Agency Child Nutrition Program Professionals Who Work Primarily With School Nutrition Programs

June 22, 2022

State agencies are responsible for administering multiple Federal child nutrition programs (CNP) including: National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast…

Keith Rushing, PhD, RD; Jeannie Sneed, PhD; Sandra Curwood, PhD, RDN; James Thomas Johnson

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