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The impact of the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy on student food selection and sales in Texas

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  • Cullen, K.W.
  • Watson, K.B.

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Objectives. We assessed the statewide impact of the 2004 Texas Public School Nutrition Policy on foods and beverages served or sold in schools. Methods. We collected lunch food production records from 47 schools in 11 Texas school districts for the school years before (2003-2004) and after (2004-2005) policy implementation. Cafeteria servings of fruit, vegetables (regular and fried), and milk served each day were calculated. Twenty-three schools from 5 districts provided records of a la carte sales of candy, chips, desserts, drinks, ice cream, and water. We examined aggregated school-level differences in total items served or sold per day per student between study years. Results. School demographics were similar to state data. Regardless of district and school size, cafeterias served significantly fewer high-fat vegetable items per student postpolicy (P

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  • Cullen, K.W. & Watson, K.B., 2009. "The impact of the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy on student food selection and sales in Texas," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 99(4), pages 706-712.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2007.129387_2
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.129387
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    1. Ralston, Katherine & Newman, Constance, 2015. "School Meals in Transition," Economic Information Bulletin 262115, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    2. Guthrie, Joanne & Newman, Constance & Ralston, Katherine & Prell, Mark & Ollinger, Michael, 2013. "Nutrition Standards for Competitive Foods in Schools: Implications for Foodservice Revenues," Economic Information Bulletin 262125, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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