Volume 28, Issue 1, Spring 2004

The Journal of Child Nutrition & Management

A Publication of the School Nutrition Association

Table of Contents

Editor’s Note

RESEARCH IN ACTION

School Policies That Promote Healthy Eating: A Survey of Foodservice Directors in North Carolina Public Schools
R. Denise Barratt, MS, RD; Nanna A. Cross, PhD, RD; Mildred K. Mattfeldt-Beman, PhD, RD; and Barry M. Katz, PhD

Vending Machine Practices in Louisiana High Schools
Shelly A. Marie, MS, RD, LDN; Alice E. Hunt, PhD, LDN, RD; Bonnie L. Gerald, PhD, DTR; and Mary Murimi, PhD, LDN, RD

Evaluation of the Implementation of the CATCH Eat Smart School Nutrition Program in Texas
Christine McCullum, PhD, RD; Deanna M. Hoelscher, PhD, RD, LD, CNS; Jill M. Eagan, MPH, RD; Jerri L. Ward, MA, RD, LD; Steven H. Kelder, PhD, MPH; and Cristina S. Barroso, MPH

Benchmarking Financial Performance in School Foodservice
Joyce Hyunjoo Hwang, MS; and Jeannie Sneed, PhD, RD, SFNS, CFSP

PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS

Grab ‘n' Go Breakfast Increases Participation in the School Breakfast Program
Martha T. Conklin, PhD, RD; Peter L. Bordi, PhD; and Meagan A. Schaper

Selecting Foods of Children’s Cultural Backgrounds for a Preschool Menu
Mary Smith, MS, RD; Jo Ann Nelson, PhD; Sara Starbuck, MS; and Hea-Ran L. Ashraf, PhD

FNS RESEARCH CORNER

Summary of Research
John R. Endahl, PhD; and Paul Strasberg, PhD