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Evans, T. N. – Integrated Education, 1972
Text of an affidavit in the case, Kennedy v. Detroit Board of Education. Reports on a study which established that prenatal nutrition is directly related to brain size and volume determined at 48 hours of infancy and at eight months of age. Pinpoints the relationship between inadequate nutrition in pregnancy, infant brain size, and intellectual…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Court Litigation, Dietetics, Eating Habits
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Emmons, Lillian; And Others – Journal of the American Dietetic Association, 1972
Family income and size are presently used to determine children's eligibility for free school lunches. The need exists for the development of other criteria (such as nutritional data) to include all children whose diets need improving. (DM)
Descriptors: Childhood Needs, Criteria, Eating Habits, Evaluation Methods
Merrill, Diana – School Business Affairs, 1997
In November 1996, the American School Foodservice Association surveyed 600 school district food service directors to determine how meeting the new dietary guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs would affect cost, student participation, and wasted food. Most directors felt that meal cost will rise and that including less popular foods…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Eating Habits, Elementary Secondary Education, Food Service
Jones, Rebecca – American School Board Journal, 1994
Some children have chronic illnesses that require diet modifications as part of their medical treatment. Advises school districts to hire a registered dietitian or look for resources at a local hospital or public health office. In addition, schools should work with parents, improve staff training, and conduct spot checks of school cafeterias. (MLF)
Descriptors: Allergy, Breakfast Programs, Dietitians, Elementary Secondary Education
Colorado Children's Campaign, 2011
"Kids Count in Colorado!" is an annual publication of the Colorado Children's Campaign, which provides the best available state- and county-level data to measure and track the education, health and general well-being of the state's children. "Kids Count in Colorado!" informs policy debates and community discussions, serving as…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Child Care, Child Health, Economic Factors
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. – 1995
This hearing transcript presents testimony on the effects of placing federal nutrition programs in state block grants as required by the Personal Responsibility Act, the welfare bill contained in the "Contract with America." Witnesses testified that federal food programs such as Women Infants and Children (WIC), the Senior Nutrition…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Breakfast Programs, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Vivigal, Lisa – 1996
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) contacted public school districts around the United States to determine if they offered low-fat, healthful meals. The PCRM ranked the schools according to whether they served low-fat and vegetarian meals daily, whether these meals varied through the week, and whether children needed to…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Child Health, Dietetics, Elementary Secondary Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. – 1998
This hearing includes testimony on contaminated strawberries in school lunches. Contaminated strawberries were determined to be the cause of an outbreak of hepatitis in the state of Michigan. In addition to statements by the committee members, testimony was given by: (1) Mary Ann Keeffe, Acting Under Secretary, Food Nutrition and Consumer…
Descriptors: Child Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Food Standards, Government Role
1998
Elementary school lunches planned and served under Oregon's Food Pyramid Choice Menus (FPCM) system are based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, and they comply with the current U.S. Department of Agriculture menu standards for school lunches. The study discussed in this report was conducted from February through April 1997; data were…
Descriptors: Eating Habits, Food Service, Food Standards, Grade 3
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Food and Nutrition Service (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1990
Guidelines to help ensure that meals served under the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs meet program requirements are provided in this booklet. Based on the latest federal regulations and meal pattern requirements, average yield information is presented on over 600 food items. Information is provided for calculating accurate quantities…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Child Health, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Cook, Judith; And Others – British Journal of Preventive and Social Medicine, 1975
The stated purpose of the study discussed here was to assess the contribution of school meals to the nutrition of 778 primary and secondary school children attending schools in Kent using information collected during a survey made in 1968-1970 which included a weighed diet record, a socio-economic questionnaire, and a medical examination.…
Descriptors: Dietetics, Elementary School Students, Health Programs, Lunch Programs
Morris, Patricia McGrath; And Others – 1990
This report provides information on the content of school lunches offered to middle school children in the public schools. A total of 163 middle schools in 42 states responded to the school lunch survey. Survey findings are given on: (1) the contents of the main course, vegetable and fruit offerings, desserts, and beverages; and (2) lunches…
Descriptors: Dietetics, Food Standards, Health Promotion, Intermediate Grades
Parker, Lynn – 1982
Presented in this paper are results from a study conducted by the Food Research and Action Center to examine the immediate impact of the 1981 cuts in federal support for child nutrition programs on states, selected school districts, and students. The first step of the study included a brief review of literature regarding the nutritional problems…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Budgeting, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1973
This pamphlet contains the text of, and hearings on, a bill to establish a program of nutrition education for children as a part of the national school lunch and child nutrition programs. The bill also amends the National School Lunch and Child Nutrition Acts for purposes related to strengthening the existing child nutrition programs. (JF)
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Elementary Schools, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs. – 1971
Testimony concerning the Summer Feeding Program was heard during the June 25, 1971 hearing from R. S. Gribbs, mayor of Detroit, Mich.; K. Gibson, mayor of Newark, N. J. and, Arnold Robles and Edward Koplan, program administrators of Los Angeles County, Calif., and City of San Antonio, Texas. Testimony concerning the withholding of funds for…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Breakfast Programs, Community Surveys, Federal Government
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