School Nutrition Directors’ Perspectives on Flavored Milk in Schools

milk (Patterson & Saidel, 2009). Data suggest that during the first year of flavored milk restrictions, fewer children take milk, and those who do take milk as a part of…

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Impacts of Scheduling Recess Before Lunch in Elementary Schools: A Case Study Approach of Plate Waste and Perceived Behaviors

…policies in place. Table 4. Comparison of Tray Plate Waste at Each School by Meal Component and Type of Fluid Milk School and Number of Trays Meal Component Portion RAL…

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Observed Food Safety Practices in the Summer Food Service Program

…was clear and comprehensive. Once finalized, the instrument comprised of 11 sections involving a series of open-ended and multiple-choice components for researchers to complete during the observation. The instrument included…

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Summary of Research

salad, raw vegetables, fresh fruit, canned fruit, and dried fruit than schools without salad Elementary schools with salad bars are more likely to offer fruit or vegetable juice. Middle schools…

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Food Preferences of School Age Children and Adolescents in an Ohio School District

…study, but foods that ranked in the “Top 20” included chocolate milk, strawberries, watermelon, sub sandwiches, white milk, grapes, yogurt, and string cheese. It is somewhat surprising to find as…

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Demographic Differences Affect Beverage Selection and Presence in Student Lunches

…used as a proxy for milk consumption. Meal participation numbers were compared to milk purchases to estimate the percentage of students who participated in the meal programs and selected milk….

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The Impact Of A Smarter Lunchroom Program On Selection Of Fruits And Vegetables By Children In School Cafeterias

…(MSU). Seventy-four schools completed the pre-Scorecard with 71 schools completing the post-Scorecard. Sixty-seven schools completed both pre- and post-Scorecards. Total Scorecard scores and total scores for each Scorecard section were…

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Students’ in-School Meal Experiences: A study of k – 5th Graders’ Level of Satisfaction

complete the survey on their own time. Whether completed on their own time or completed in the classroom, survey participation was voluntary. Controls were not established to prevent students from…

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Cucumber Tzatziki

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The Effects of a School-Based Nutrition Intervention on Fruit and Vegetable Preferences, Self-Efficacy, and Consumption Among Low-Income, Hispanic and White Middle-School Students

…these composite variables were calculated as the average of items comprising the scale. The primary data analyses were conducted using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), comparing post-intervention scores for the intervention…

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