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Goodfriend, Harvey – Coll Univ Bus, 1970
Descriptors: Administration, Attitude Change, Campus Planning, Dining Facilities
Hosokawa, Michael; Roberts, Carl R. – Health Education (Washington D.C.), 1981
Federal legislation established nutrition and social welfare programs for the elderly. In order to determine the patterns of life of the elderly, a survey was done of those who participated in a nutrition program in 20 rural areas in Missouri. Data indicated a need for nutrition and consumer education which focuses on the elderly and declining…
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Eating Habits, Federal Legislation, Health Education
Boehrer, Jane M. – School Business Affairs, 1993
Effective financial management of school food service observes the following credos: (1) recognize that school food service is a business; (2) manage for productivity; (3) establish and maintain cost controls; (4) focus on expenses but not to the neglect of managing revenue; (5) balance near-term gain with long-term viability; and (6) reinvest…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Food Service
Corrigan, Kathleen A.; Aumann, Margaret B. – School Business Affairs, 1993
A computerized menu-planning method, "Nutrient Standard Menu Planning" (NSMP), uses today's technology to create healthier menus. Field tested in 20 California school districts, the advantages of NSMP are cost effectiveness, increased flexibility, greater productivity, improved public relations, improved finances, and improved student…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Computer Uses in Education, Cost Effectiveness, Eating Habits
Moretti, John A.; Boss, Raymond – School Planning and Management, 1996
After the state terminated funding and operation of school lunch programs, a Rhode Island school district chose to create and operate its own program. The results of the first year of operation include a 30% increase in student participation and a 33% increase in food service revenue. A concerted marketing effort and a growing catering business…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Food Service, Lunch Programs, Nutrition
Black, Susan – American School Board Journal, 2000
Studies by Tufts University's Center on Hunger and Poverty show conclusive links between nutrition and children's cognitive development. Cognitive defects can result from complex interactions between malnutrition and "environmental insults" that come from living in poverty. Poor nutrition has longterm consequences. Print and web…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Cognitive Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Curriculum Review, 2007
This article presents the results of a survey by the School Nutrition Association (SNA) on the year-long adoption of wellness policies of 15,000 local schools nationwide. Released September 5, SNA's "From Cupcakes to Carrots: Local Wellness Policies One Year Later" was compiled from a survey of 976 school nutrition directors conducted in May 2007.…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Nutrition, Wellness, School Districts
Nicol, Debbie – 1995
This publication is designed to assist early childhood providers, cooks, and parents in hygienic food preparation and a healthy diet provision for young children in Australian child care. The guide recommends nutritional requirements for children, using the five food groups as a guide for meal planning. The Australian dietary guidelines are also…
Descriptors: Breastfeeding, Child Health, Cultural Influences, Day Care
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. – 1984
The Federal government's oversight of its food and nutrition programs is discussed in this transcript of a Senate hearing. Testimony is presented regarding food stamps, the school lunch program, problems of targeting the needy, the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), commodity distribution, surplus dairy…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
Evans, Francis B. – 1981
Conducted by the Wisconsin Nutrition Education and Training (NET) program, this study was designed to (1) assess public and private elementary school teachers' and public school food managers' nutrition knowledge, and (2) to ascertain their opinions on various topics related to nutrition education. The first section of the report provides…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Elementary School Teachers, Food Service, Knowledge Level
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1978
In this Congressional report, the child nutrition amendments of 1978 are described in terms of their legislative history, inflationary impact, and present revisions. The reasons and provisions for extending and expanding certain child nutrition programs under the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 are explained. Reasons…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Child Care, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Luck, Joan; Cazier, Amelia – 1977
This publication is designed to aid school food service personnel in implementing effective food purchasing practices and obtaining optimum food quality. Part 1 outlines procedures for sound purchasing practices and presents suggested forms for use in implementing these procedures. Information is also provided on inventory systems and stock…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Food Service, Food Standards
Child Development Services Bureau (DHEW/OCD), Washington, DC. Project Head Start. – 1967
This booklet, designed to assist Project Head State personnel responsible for food programs, presents an extensive food buying guide and more than 40 recipes suitable for a Head Start feeding program. The food buying guide list buying information for food to be used by Project Head Start Centers serving breakfasts, lunches, and/or snacks. For each…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Consumer Education, Cooking Instruction, Food
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. – 1972
The committee hearings in this report concern proposed Department of Agriculture regulations. These regulations deal with the method of apportioning the $153.2 million Section 32 funds available for the National School Lunch Program for fiscal 1972. Included are statements from school superintendents, food service representatives, State department…
Descriptors: Administrative Agencies, Breakfast Programs, Costs, Economically Disadvantaged
Anderson, Carrel M.; Schaffer, Raymond, Jr. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Educators have a responsibility to learn as much as they can about the relationship between nutrition and the teaching/learning process. This article presents a model to help local school boards draw up their own policy statements. (Author/WD)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Board of Education Policy, Board of Education Role, Breakfast Programs