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Larin, Kathryn A. – US Government Accountability Office, 2023
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the school meal programs that provide nutritious, lowcost meals to about 30 million children each day, according to USDA fiscal year 2019 data. School food authorities participating in the National School Lunch Program or the School Breakfast Program must comply…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Food, Purchasing
Williams, Kim; Kimathi, Moyo; Papa, Francesca; Miller, Morgan; Beyler, Nick – US Department of Agriculture, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the Child Nutrition (CN) Programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Milk Program (SMP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). FNS provides oversight, guidance,…
Descriptors: Food Service, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Purchasing
Ollinger, Michael; Guthrie, Joanne; Peo, Audrey – US Department of Agriculture, 2018
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs are operated locally by school food authorities (SFAs), usually a part of the local school district. SFAs are reimbursed at nationally set rates for the cost of meals served to participating students. Previous USDA, Economic Research Service…
Descriptors: Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Costs, Food
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Caspi, Caitlin Eicher; Wang, Qi; Shanafelt, Amy; Larson, Nicole; Wei, Susan; Hearst, Mary O.; Nanney, Marilyn S. – Journal of School Health, 2017
Background: Little is known about adolescents' food purchasing behaviors in rural areas. This study examined whether purchasing food at stores/restaurants around schools was related to adolescents' participation in school breakfast programs and overall diet in rural Minnesota. Methods: Breakfast-skippers enrolled in a group-randomized intervention…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Adolescent Attitudes, Dining Facilities, Purchasing
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Guinn, Caroline H.; Baxter, Suzanne Domel; Finney, Christopher J.; Hitchcock, David B. – Journal of Child Nutrition & Management, 2013
Purpose/Objectives: Analyses were conducted to examine variations in fourth-grade children's participation in school-breakfast and school-lunch programs by weekday, month, socioeconomic status, absenteeism, gender, and school-breakfast location. Methods: Fourth-grade children were participants in a dietary-reporting validation study during either…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs
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Chu, Yen Li; Orsted, Mary; Marquart, Len; Reicks, Marla – Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 2012
Objective: To describe how school foodservice personnel use current labeling methods to identify whole-grain products and the influence on purchasing for school meals. Methods: Focus groups explored labeling methods to identify whole-grain products and barriers to incorporating whole-grain foods in school meals. Qualitative analysis procedures and…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Food Service, Focus Groups, Purchasing