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Direct linkBerman, Danielle; Burdg, Jinee – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2017
The FNS Research Corner provides a continuing series to summarize recently completed and current research conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) in the area of child nutrition. For further information, contact the Office of Policy Support (OPS) at (703) 305-2117. Links to published studies and reports as…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Program Evaluation, Pilot Projects, Nutrition
Davis, Melinda M.; Spurlock, Margaret; Ramsey, Katrina; Smith, Jamie; Beamer, Beth Ann; Aromaa, Susan; McGinnis, Paul B. – Journal of School Nursing, 2017
Providing flavored milk in school lunches is controversial, with conflicting evidence on its impact on nutritional intake versus added sugar consumption and excess weight gain. Nonindustry-sponsored studies using individual-level analyses are needed. Therefore, we conducted this mixed-methods study of flavored milk removal at a rural primary…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Rural Schools, Elementary Schools, Food Standards
Effect of Food Service Nutrition Improvements on Elementary School Cafeteria Lunch Purchase Patterns
Cluss, Patricia A.; Fee, LuAnn; Culyba, Rebecca J.; Bhat, Kiran B.; Owen, Kay – Journal of School Health, 2014
Background: Schools can play a major role in prevention and intervention for childhood obesity. We describe changes in elementary school cafeteria lunch sales patterns resulting from nutritional improvements in menu offerings that were part of a community-wide focus on health. Methods: Elementary school lunch sales data were collected for 1 week…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Nutrition, Food Service, Food Standards
Wojcicki, Janet M.; Elwan, Deena – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2014
Background: Obesity and associated chronic diseases are increasing in frequency in African populations that also have a high burden of disease from infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. Obesity and diabetes mellitus are common in Swaziland, Southern Africa, where >10% of children under the age of five are already obese.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nutrition, Elementary School Students, Dining Facilities
Echon, Roger M. – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2014
Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of this paper is to provide baseline data and characteristics of food served and consumed prior to the recently mandated nutrition standards as authorized by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA). Methods: Over 600,000 school lunch menus with associated food production records from 61 elementary schools…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Food Service, Food Standards, Statistical Analysis
Rosander, Ulla; Rumpunen, Kimmo; Lindmark-Mansson, Helena; Gullberg, Bo; Paulsson, Marie; Holm, Ingvar – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2013
Purpose/Objectives: Purpose was to investigate the nutrient content of Swedish school meals consumed by students in the context of national recommendations regarding food composition and intake. Methods: Composite samples of lunch meals consumed by six students during a five-day period were collected using the double portion method and analyzed…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Lunch Programs, Nutrition, Food Standards
Cashman, Linda; Tripurana, Madhuri; Englund, Tim; Bergman, Ethan A. – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2010
Purpose/Objectives: The purpose of the study was to assess the food group preferences of second through fifth grade children based on ethnic background, gender, and grade. Food group preferences were determined by the amount of various food groups consumed in meals served as part of the National School Lunch Program at selected schools. Research…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Lunch Programs, Nutrition, Cluster Grouping
