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

…Month (HOTM) Program. HOTM is a series of 12 monthly lessons aimed to increase exposure to and consumption of various fruits and vegetables. Each month a California-grown fruit or vegetable…

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The Future is Flavor Forward

…resigned to the fact that some dishes may be more acceptable to older students than to their younger counterparts. But when it comes to modern flavor trends, Gordon, SNA’s 2025…

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Nutritional Quality Of Foods Served In Child Care Settings

…grains served in 31% FCCH 86% served meats and 15% served meat alternates 90% served milk (skim/1% milk at 48%, 2% milk at 37%, and whole at milk 15%) 60%…

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SNA, formerly the American School Food Service Association (ASFSA), celebrates the 25th anniversary of the NSLP in 1971.

A Journey Through Cafeteria Classics

Generation after generation of kids have sat in the school cafeteria and enjoyed a hot meal—sometimes nutritious, sometimes a bit indulgent, but one thing has remained constant. School meals give…

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Hawaiian Hot Dog with Pineapple Salsa

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An Egg-Based, Universally-Free ‘Breakfast in the Classroom’ Program Increases School Breakfast Participation and Improves Diet Quality in Middle-School Adolescents: A Feasibility, Pilot Study

…and Milk Whole Eggs, Liquid (scrambled) 3.5 oz Whole Grain Tortilla 1 tortilla Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese, Shredded 0.5 oz Orange Slices ½ cup 1% Milk 8 oz Egg Quesadilla

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

…student access to competitive foods. Similar recommendations were made by the New Orleans Food Policy Advisory Committee, a committee originated by the Tulane Prevention Research Center (PRC), in its 2010…

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Offering Self-Serve Sliced Apples In Bulk Increases Students’ Consumption And Decreases Apple Waste In Elementary School Cafeterias

salad bar at the end of service. For each lunch session, the weight of apple discarded was subtracted from the weight of apple taken from the salad bar to calculate…

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Menus & Marketing

…every two weeks, which can lead to menu fatigue. Students like hot entrées and offering them daily or alternating hot/cold entrée days can increase participation. A variety of hot breakfast…

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Just Peachy Korean BBQ Chicken Wrap

On a Roll with Grab-and-Go Wraps

…myself, I used to come home from school and make the same thing almost every day: a tortilla with shredded cheddar cheese, rolled up and microwaved until melted perfection. It’s…

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