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Enhancing Adherence to Recommended Food Practices in Norwegian Kindergartens: The Role of Knowledge and Application of National Guidelines for Food and Meals
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Kristin E. Fjaera; Ratib Lekhal; Sølvi Helseth; Milada Småstuen Hagen; Samira Lekhal – Health Education Journal, 2024
Aim: This study sought to investigate the relationship between knowledge and the practical application (including grocery lists, meal plans and food-related pedagogical plans) of Norwegian national guidelines for food and meals in kindergartens, together with the quality of food served in adherence to these guidelines. The study also examined the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Kindergarten, Food, Eating Habits
'Healthy Children, Healthy Planet': A Pilot School-Based Educational Intervention
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Costarelli, Vassiliki; Michou, Maria; Svoronou, Eleni; Koutava, Nancy; Symvoulidou, Marina; Anastasiou, Katia; Abeliotis, Konstadinos – Health Education Journal, 2022
Objectives: Healthy and sustainable eating should be encouraged in children. This study aimed to create, apply and evaluate the effectiveness of a specially designed, school-based educational programme to promote healthy and sustainable eating in children. Design: Pilot, school-based educational intervention, aimed at promoting health and…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Child Health, Intervention, Elementary Schools
School Lunch Quality Following Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act Implementation
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Smith, Katherine; Bergman, Ethan A.; Englund, Tim; Ogan, Dana; Barbee, Mary – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2016
Purpose/Objectives: This study investigates the effect of meal component changes by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) on school lunch quality and consumption in elementary school students, grade 2-5 before and after the HHFKA guidelines were implemented in July 2012 using the Healthy Eating Index. Methods: In Spring 2012, before…
Descriptors: Child Health, Food, Nutrition, Hunger
Wisconsin Farm to School Programs: Dietary Outcomes in Elementary Students
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Bontrager Yoder, Andrea Beth H. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Background. High overweight and obesity prevalence has instigated many programs to improve children's health. Farm to School (F2S) is a grassroots-organized program that seeks to improve children's dietary habits, especially fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption, through various educational activities. Long-term goals include reducing obesity…
Descriptors: Child Health, Health Promotion, Agricultural Occupations, School Community Programs
Pilot Implementation of the Improving Children's Health through Farming, Food, and Fitness Program in Select California Schools
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Heneman, Karrie; Junge, Sharon K.; Schneider, Connie; Zidenberg-Cherr, Sheri – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2008
Objectives: The purpose of this pilot project was to evaluate the effect of the Improving Children's Health through Farming, Food, and Fitness Program (CHF3) on the dietary knowledge and habits of participating children. Methods: The CHF3 program aims to 1) establish salad bars and integrate nutrition messages into cafeteria activities; 2) develop…
Descriptors: Child Health, Health Promotion, Agriculture, Food
Review of the School Meals Service and Other School Nutritional Issues in Wales. Final Report
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Nicholas, J.; Powell, R.; Smith, R. – National Foundation for Educational Research, 2006
In 2005 the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA) commissioned the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) to gather evidence on local authority (LA) and school approaches to nutrition in schools in order to inform the work of the WLGA Schools Food Task and Finish Group. This report presents the findings of that research.…
Descriptors: Obesity, Nutrition Instruction, Nutrition, Foreign Countries