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Does Tasting Local Sweet Potatoes Increase the Likelihood of Selection by High School Students?

July 14, 2022

Childhood obesity is at an all-time high, and much of the focus has been on the National School Lunch Program…

Kelly Bristow, RD, LD; Steven Jenkins, MA; Patrick Kelly, PhD; Mildred Mattfeldt-Beman, PhD, RD, LD

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FNS Research Corner Summary of Research

July 14, 2022

RECENTLY COMPLETED RESEARCH  Evaluation of the Elementary Schools Pilot Project for Canned, Frozen, or Dried Fruits and Vegetables in the…

Danielle Berman, PhD; Jinee Burdg, MPP, RDN, LDN

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Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application and Income Verification Practices in School Nutrition Programs in the United States

July 14, 2022

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP) play an integral part in the strategic goals…

Junehee Kwon, PhD, RD; Yee Ming Lee, PhD, RD, CHE; Eunhye Park, MS; Yujia Wang, MS; Keith Rushing, PhD, RD

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Impact of a Farm Stand on Fruit and Vegetable Preferences, Self- Efficacy, and Availability at Home Among Students From a Low-Income School

July 14, 2022

Lack of access to healthy affordable foods is an increasing problem in the United States, particularly among low-income communities which…

Xotchil Medina, MS; Joan Giampaoli, PhD, RDN; Keiko Goto, PhD; Shelley Hart, PhD; Stephanie Bianco, PhD, RDN

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Observed Food Safety Practices in the Summer Food Service Program

July 14, 2022

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is administered by the U. S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service…

Emily Vaterlaus Patten, PhD, RDN, CD; Michelle Alcorn, MS; Tracee Watkins; Kerri Cole; Paola Paez, PhD

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Pairing Fruit and Vegetables to Promote Consumption in Elementary School Cafeterias

July 14, 2022

With the rise in childhood obesity over the past two decades, public health advocates and nutrition experts have focused on…

Anastasia Snelling, PhD, RD; Constance Newman, PhD; Erin Watts, MPH; Hugo Van Dyke, MS; Elizabeth Malloy, PhD; Yasha Ghamarian, MS; Joanne Guthrie, PhD, RD; Lisa Mancino, PhD

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Survey of Principals Regarding Perceived Benefits and Barriers of School Gardens

July 14, 2022

Beginning with the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, all schools participating in the National School Lunch Program…

Alicia S. Landry, PhD, RD; Brittany K. Logue, MS, RD

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The Team Up for School Nutrition Success Workshop Evaluation Study: Three Month Results

July 14, 2022

Over the past few years, school food authorities (SFAs) have implemented the new school breakfast and lunch meal patterns and…

Karen Weber Cullen, DrPH, RD; Keith Rushing, PhD, RD

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Using a Problem-Solving/Decision-Making Model to Evaluate School Lunch Salad Bars

July 14, 2022

Program evaluation is a generalized term referring to any systematic method for collecting, analyzing, and using information to answer questions…

Carolyn C. Johnson, PhD; Lori Andersen Spruance, PhD; Keelia O’Malley, MPH; Maya Begalieva, MD; Leann Myers, PhD

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