Philadelphia has adapted airline-style feeding patterns to provide government-subsidized hot lunches for children living in depressed neighborhoods. (LR)

The "soft-serve" machines dispense a frozen dessert which may be used as a topping or in sodas or cones. (JW)

According to a recent poll, Most school administrators are satisfied that the Department of Agriculture's school lunch program is efficient, well managed, and that it reaches enough children. (Author/LLR)

The purpose of this study was to examine parent preferences for school counselor professional activities. The primary focus of research was to determine if any relationship exists between (1) parents' demographic factors--gender, age, socioeconomic status, ethnicity--and their preferences for school counselors' professional activities; (2)…

We used data from the School Nutrition Dietary Assessment III Study to examine the dietary patterns of school meal program participants and nonparticipants and the relationship between school meal participation and children's BMI and risk of overweight or obesity. School Breakfast Program (SBP) participants consumed more low nutrient energy dense…

School lunch recipes based on unflavored gelatin are low cost and high in nutritional benefit. (Author)

The National School Food Service and Nutrition Education Finance Project (SFSP) is now in its second phase, whichinvolves on-site visits and a questionnaire survey of systems. A form for reporting pupil food practices and needs is provided. (JW)

Study of elementary school lunches in 10 public schools in Michigan compares the nutritional value of school lunches with sack lunches. Finds that school lunches are lower in fat, more nutritious, and provide more variety than sack lunches. (PKP)

Objective: To describe Head Start teachers' perceptions of mealtime, feeding, and overweight risk in Head Start students. Design: Qualitative focus group study. Setting: Five Head Starts in a greater metropolitan area in the Northeast. Participants: Thirty-five teachers in 5 focus groups. Intervention: Two experienced focus group facilitators…

Condensed from "The School Administrator (December 1968), 11-12.

The Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs held hearings on the crisis in the National School Lunch Program (September 7, 1971). This transcript on the hearings includes statements by members of the Committee and the testimony of four witnesses who are involved in the administration of various school food programs. In the appendixes,…

A demonstration of the school lunch program (R through 6) as a learning experience when teachers and school food service workers joined forces. (RG)