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Middle School Student Lunch Consumption: Impact of National School Lunch Program Meal and Competitive Foods

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  • Cullen, Karen
  • Watson, Kathy
  • Zakeri, Issa

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Children’s consumption of National School Lunch Program (NSLP) meals is associated with several positive dietary quality outcomes but concerns remain. Students who consumed mainly NSLP food reported higher intake of most nutrients, milk, fruits, and vegetables and lower intakes of sweetened beverages and candy than students who consumed mainly non-NSLP food, including a la carte items, food from vending machines, and food from home. Students in the “mainly NLSP” group also consumed more sodium, fat, and saturated fat, however, and calorie intake was also higher for this group, although it was only 80 percent of the NSLP requirement for calories served at lunch. The findings were based on lunchtime food records collected from students in three Houston area middle schools during school year 2001-02.

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  • Cullen, Karen & Watson, Kathy & Zakeri, Issa, 2007. "Middle School Student Lunch Consumption: Impact of National School Lunch Program Meal and Competitive Foods," Contractor and Cooperator Reports 292005, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uerscc:292005
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.292005
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    2. Philip Gleason & Ronette Briefel & Ander Wilson & Allison Hedley Dodd, "undated". "School Meal Program Participation and Its Association with Dietary Patterns and Childhood Obesity," Mathematica Policy Research Reports c1c533c65a3d4883a9b227c21, Mathematica Policy Research.

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