Strategies to improve school meal consumption: a systematic review

JFW Cohen, AA Hecht, ER Hager, L Turner… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
School meals can play an integral role in improving children's diets and addressing health
disparities. Initiatives and policies to increase consumption have the potential to ensure …

Systematic literature review of food waste in educational institutions: setting the research agenda

P Kaur, A Dhir, S Talwar, M Alrasheedy - International Journal of …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose In the recent past, academic researchers have noted the quantity of food wasted in
food service establishments in educational institutions. However, more granular inputs are …

Transforming wasted food will require systemic and sustainable infrastructure innovations

CW Babbitt, RA Neff, BE Roe, S Siddiqui… - Current Opinion in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Currently, 40% of food produced in the US is never eaten, leading to lost resources,
economic costs, decreased food security, and the wasted food itself, which has immense …

Building and managing sustainable schools: The case of food waste

B Derqui, D Grimaldi, V Fernandez - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
The global sustainability imperative requires dealing with food waste. This study explores
how the management of school canteens can help school leaders on their path towards …

Plate waste in school lunch: barriers, motivators, and perspectives of SNAP-eligible early adolescents in the US

C Zhao, C Panizza, K Fox, CJ Boushey… - Journal of nutrition …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To determine barriers, motivators, and perspectives regarding plate waste
reduction of early adolescents. Design Trained interviewers conducted audio-recorded …

Food waste in schools: a pre-/post-test study design examining the impact of a food service training intervention to reduce food waste

SA Elnakib, V Quick, M Mendez, S Downs… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to assess change in school-based food waste after training and
implementing the Smarter Lunchrooms Movement (SLM) strategies with school food service …

[HTML][HTML] School lunch environmental factors impacting fruit and vegetable consumption

IYH Ang, RL Wolf, PA Koch, HL Gray, R Trent… - Journal of nutrition …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Assess impact of school lunch environmental factors on fruit and vegetable (F&V)
consumption in second and third grade students. Design Cross-sectional observations in 1 …

Estimates of the nutritional impact of non-participation in the national school lunch program during COVID-19 school closures

AA Hecht, CG Dunn, EW Kinsey, MA Read, R Levi… - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in widespread school closures, reducing access to school
meals for millions of students previously participating in the US Department of Agriculture …

[HTML][HTML] Peer reviewed: Factors related to fruit and vegetable consumption at lunch among elementary students: A scoping review

MM Graziose, IYH Ang - Preventing chronic disease, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods We conducted a scoping review to identify, describe, and categorize studies
examining factors influencing fruit and vegetable consumption during lunch among children …

The relationship between school infrastructure and school nutrition program participation and policies in New York City

MP Prescott, JA Gilbride, SP Corcoran, B Elbel… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
School nutrition programs (SNP) provide much needed access to fruits, vegetables, and
other healthy foods at low or no cost. Yet, the infrastructure of school kitchens and cafeteria …