Intended for use by food service personnel and management, dietitians, college teachers, students, and researchers, this catalog lists a wide variety of instructional resource materials in the areas of nutrition, health education, cooking, and food services management. The main sections of the catalog are: (1) bibliography--a complete citation of…

The contents of this part of the hearings before the Senate Select Committee on Nutrition and Human Needs are organized in six sections. Section one comprises the testimony and/or prepared statements of 10 witnesses submitted on March 23, 1970 before the Select Committee at Modesto, California, including: Daniel Lowenstein and Philip Neumark,…

This project provides school authorities with the stimulus and funds to take leadership, on behalf of children living in circumstances of poverty, in utilizing the participation of parents and bringing about coordination between the school and community agencies providing services to meet the physical and mental health, and nutritional and…

This report provides Year 2 data comparing two types of school breakfast programs in Minnesota to schools that did not serve breakfast at all (No Breakfast schools): Fast Break to Learning, a universal free breakfast program (Fastbreak schools), and programs with a sliding fee scale (control schools). Data were collected from 30 Fastbreak, 195…

This article describes an early morning program for gifted high school students in which, over breakfast, students participated in a poetry workshop as well as more conventional writing lessons. Samples of students' work in response to writing prompts are provided, and the role of the club in helping at-risk students cope with stress and…

This study examined whether an in-school breakfast program could increase on-task behaviors of 18 high school students. Vocational and academic students participated in the program and completed surveys. Teachers collected observational data. Results indicated that the program effectively increased on-task behaviors in both settings, and that…

This article outlines the vision for the development of education policy in Wales, and I shall be referring in particular to the steps the Welsh Assembly Government has taken in partnership with schools, local authorities and other key organisations to develop a distinctive education agenda for Wales. The agenda has as its focus raising standards…

A large national study of schoolchildren aged 6-18 years was conducted to assess nutritional and socio-cognitive factors associated with body mass index (BMI). A questionnaire was used to assess nutritional quality of breakfast, importance of physical activity and food variety score, among 4441 students from randomly selected schools in all states…

Nutrition concepts, school food service guidelines, and related materials (such as nutrition charts, menu planning worksheets, and student survey forms) are provided in this nutrition handbook. Prepared by the Oklahoma State Department of Education's School Lunch Section, the handbook consists of nine sections that are organized in outline format.…

Prepared by the General Accounting Office (GAO), this document is a report to Congress on the major factors inhibiting expansion of the School Breakfast Program. Based on information gathered at federal, state, and local district levels the following were identified by the GAO as the major factors retarding expansion of the program: (1) many…

This study uses empirical analysis of the school lunch and breakfast programs as it has been implemented since 1972 in 28 north Alabama school districts to seek answers to a number of questions concerning the effects of an administration proposal to provide block grants to the states to design and implement their own child nutrition programs. The…

For millions of Americans, hunger is an everyday fact of life. Hunger destroys a man physically and mentally so that he is incapable of achieving a meaningful and productive place in society. Although many politicians and laymen state that the poor and hungry are shiftless and lazy, and that feeding them will destroy their self-reliance, a recent…

The objectives of this NEFP satellite study were to project the total school food service and nutrition education needs to 1980, and to develop alternative fiscal models to meet these needs. Data from questionnaires mailed to all States revealed that numerous deficiencies exist in food service programs and nutrition education. This situation is…

Exclusive vending contracts with food and beverage companies can produce much-needed revenue for school districts. However, these pouring and vending contracts as well as other forms of exclusive vendor contracts are often the subject of contentious public debate and legal challenges. Even the language used to refer to such agreements varies:…

Currently, high school students account for 60% of food sold in cafeterias. School lunches should provide 33% of the students' energy intake, however, according to some research, it was found that it tends to only provide 19% because of the sale of "competitive" foods. Research by the U.S. Department of Agriculture found that girls ages…