How MUNCH Changed Lunch at Oakham.

Rich, Leslie

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Publication Date: 1978-Oct

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How MUNCH Changed Lunch at Oakham.

Rich, Leslie

American Education, v14 n8 p24-29 Oct 1978

Describes how the elementary school at Oakham, Massachusetts, improved nutrition habits, increased student participation, and reduced waste in its lunch program through a program called MUNCH (Multiple Unit of Nutritional Care and Health). MUNCH involves family-style meals instead of cafeteria lines, expanded nutrition education, and periodic measurement of leftovers. (MF)

Descriptors: Change Strategies, Dining Facilities, Eating Habits, Elementary Education, Food Service, Health Education, Lunch Programs, Measurement, Nutrition Instruction, Program Descriptions, Student Participation, Television Commercials

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts

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