Evaluating Perceptions of a Sensory-Based Nutrition Curriculum Among Head Start Teachers in Mississippi

…the Community Engagement and Outreach Core Working Group, a resource of this award. The authors would like to acknowledge our community partner Mississippi Action for Progress and our community advisory…

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Validating a Children’s Self-Report Plate Waste Questionnaire

comments indicated that the questionnaire was generally relevant and comprehensible. After their suggestions were incorporated, Phase II offered further evidence of validity and reliability. Significant correlations between reported intakes and…

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Credentialing

…the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025, please visit USDA’s guidance page: Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 – Implementation Requirements for the National School Lunch…

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Parent Support for Breakfast After the Bell Programs in a State with Very Low Breakfast Participation

…Mass Index (BMI), decreased hunger, and improved academic performance and psychosocial functioning compared to those who do not eat breakfast (Rampersaud et al., 2005). Many children and adolescents can access…

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Management Of Food Allergies In Schools

…76%, with a range for estimation offered from 0% to 100%. Open-ended comments suggested that having adequate time and other resources were primary challenges to having a complete, comprehensive plan…

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Strong Anti-Shaming Policies Are Not Related To Amount Of Unpaid School Meals

…likely to have debt from reduced price meals compared to suburban LEAs. There were several states that had higher debt compared to the reference state, Idaho (Table 3). When analyzing…

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NFSMI Research Summary

…Care Food Program. The NFSMI Research Summary is a continuing series of summaries reporting recently completed research funded by the National Food Service Management Institute. Recently Completed Research Branding the…

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SNA Political Action Committee (PAC)

…House Education and Labor, House/Senate Agriculture Committees, and the House/Senate Appropriations Committees. Typically, the Congressional members are serving on committees that reauthorize child nutrition programs. Is the money for SNA…

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Food Recovery: A Win-Win Solution for School Foodservice and the Community

…may have a small quantity of food to donate, each donation can make a significant contribution toward reducing hunger in communities when combined with other donations. Woods (1998) indicated that…

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Training: An Opportunity for People with Disabilities in School Foodservice Operations

…high ratings indicate an understanding of special needs for these workers. One of the interviewees commented about the challenges of communicating with an employee with disabilities: “The communication is a…

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