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Download full textUS Senate, 2007
Statements were presented by: Honorable Tom Harkin, Chairman, U.S. Senator from Iowa, Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; Honorable Robert B. Casey, Jr., U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania; Honorable Saxby Chambliss, U.S. Senator from Georgia; Honorable Richard G. Lugar; Honorable Ken Salazar, U.S. Senator from Colorado; Kelly…
Descriptors: Obesity, Federal Legislation, Legislators, Nutrition
Advocates for Children of New Jersey, 2014
Published annually since 1997, Newark Kids Count tracks key trends in child health and well-being in New Jersey's largest city with the latest statistics available. Newark Kids Count includes the latest statistics, along with five-year trend data, in the following areas: population and demographics, family economic security, affordable housing,…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Population Trends, Geographic Location, Children
Direct linkAssociation for Children of New Jersey, 2009
The 2009 Newark Kids Count Report provides the first data on how the economic downturn in New Jersey and the nation is impacting the lives of children and families in Newark. It is no surprise that child poverty is on the rise again, after several years of progress in reducing the child poverty rate. Rising unemployment has impacted Newark…
Descriptors: Poverty, Well Being, Food, Profiles
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2008
The number of overweight and obese children and adolescents has reached epidemic proportions, and recent federal surveys show that most school meals do not meet federal nutrition guidelines. Accordingly, there is growing interest in the nutritional quality of foods available in U.S. schools--and in the role of the government in helping to make…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Guidelines, Lunch Programs, Dietetics
Colorado Children's Campaign, 2013
"Kids Count in Colorado!" is an annual publication of the Children's Campaign, providing state and county level data on child well-being factors including child health, education, and economic status. Since its first release 20 years ago, "Kids Count in Colorado!" has become the most trusted source for data and information on…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Program Effectiveness
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. – 1974
The National School Lunch Act, enacted in 1946, is the cornerstone of food delivery legislation that feeds nearly 25 million American schoolchildren each day. Since then there have been numerous new acts and amendments that have further enlarged the scope of child nutrition. These laws are compiled to provide readily available information on the…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Hunger
PDF pending restorationMcMillan, Daniel C.; Vigil, Herminia J. – 1998
More than 50 million meals are served annually to Colorado's children through the national school lunch program, school breakfast program, special milk program, and summer food service program. This report provides descriptions of these programs, information on free and reduced price meals and how to qualify, revenue sources for these programs, a…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Lunch Programs, Program Descriptions
Holliday, RoseAnna – 1998
The goal of the Offer Versus Serve (OVS) option in the Healthy School Meals Initiative is to minimize plate waste and to encourage more food choices in school meal programs. This manual was designed for child nutrition programs as a tool in helping them meet the Healthy School Meals Initiative, in particular to assist them in identifying a…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Food Service, Food Standards, Lunch Programs
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. Cooperative Extension Service. – 1984
This training manual introduces school food service, child nutrition program goals, and programs in Michigan. It also studies food service backgrounds, noting, for example, that "penny lunches" began in Philadelphia in 1894 and that Holland was the first country--in 1900--to legislate school lunches, as well as legal activities over the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Breakfast Programs, Food Service, Hunger
VanEgmont-Pannell, Dorothy; And Others – 1983
This menu planning guide for school lunches and breakfasts contains: (1) lunch requirements, recommendations, and policies; (2) the basics of menu planning; (3) how to vary portions for various age/grade groups; (4) planning breakfasts; (5) merchandising school lunches and breakfasts; and (6) nutrition education and menu planning; Appendixes…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Dietetics, Elementary Secondary Education, Food Standards
Vachon, Jane Mattern – School Business Affairs, 1983
A staff member of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service summarizes the history, cost, and benefits of the federal school nutrition programs and explains that schools must now verify information on a small sample of applications for free and reduced-price meals. (MLF)
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Emmons, Lillian; And Others – School Foodservice Journal, 1972
A Cornell University study of both student participation in lunch programs and the adequacy of foodservice programs. (JF)
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Food, Food Service, Lunch Programs
Modern Schools, 1972
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Electrical Appliances, Food Handling Facilities, Food Service
Warch, Barbara K. – Sch Lunch J, 1970
The Belle Witter Elementary School serves breakfast, lunches, and afternoon brunch to children in a double session program. (RA)
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Double Sessions, Food Handling Facilities, Food Service
Moore, Quinn; Hulsey, Lara; Ponza, Michael – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2009
This report investigates three important aspects of National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP) participation using recently collected data on a large, nationally representative sample of students certified for free and reduced-price meals during the 2005-2006 school year. First, we examine the factors that influence…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Student Attitudes, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs
