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Wandner, Laura D.; Hair, Elizabeth – Child Trends, 2009
This brief discusses aspects of healthy diets for children in elementary and middle school. It summarizes the current guidelines and recommendations for child nutrition and provides information for schools and out-of-school time programs about how to measure child nutrition. (Contains 27 endnotes.)
Descriptors: Nutrition, After School Programs, Dietetics, Elementary School Students
Bronte-Tinkew, Jacinta; Zaslow, Martha; Capps, Randolph; Horowitz, Allison – Child Trends, 2007
Periodically not having enough to eat, having a diet that is inadequate, and worrying about being able to afford the amount and type of food that a household needs are all markers of food insecurity. Food insecurity persists across many households with young children and may have negative consequences for the health and well-being of infants and…
Descriptors: Security (Psychology), Toddlers, Infants, Obesity