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Potamites, Elizabeth; Gordon, Anne – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2010
Using 2005 data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Third School Nutrition Dietary Assessment survey, this study examines the contribution of school meals to the food and nutrient intake of children in food-secure, marginally secure, and food-insecure households. The study finds that children from food-insecure and marginally secure…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Lunch Programs, Nutrition, Food
Gleason, Philip; Briefel, Ronette; Wilson, Ander; Dodd, Allison Hedley – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2009
We used data from the School Nutrition Dietary Assessment III Study to examine the dietary patterns of school meal program participants and nonparticipants and the relationship between school meal participation and children's BMI and risk of overweight or obesity. School Breakfast Program (SBP) participants consumed more low nutrient energy dense…
Descriptors: Obesity, International Schools, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs