Fourteen percent of households with children under 18 years were food insecure in 2018. However, participation in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is lower among adolescents compared to younger children.
Meals offered through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) give students access to nutritious foods and have been found to make positive contributions to their diets.
Research is limited on added sugars in school meals and children’s dietary intakes after the 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) recommended that added sugars be limited to less than 10% of total calories.
Prior research has shown that participation in the United States’ National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is associated with consuming higher-quality lunches and diets overall, but little is known about differences by income and race/ethnicity.
This paper examined differences in the healthfulness of school food environments and the nutritional quality of school lunches by the school poverty level and racial/ethnic composition of students using data from the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study.
This Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics article sheds light on how updated nutrition standards called for in the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 have made school meals significantly healthier.
This methodology report summarizes the design of the SNMCS, as well as sampling, recruitment, data collection, and data processing procedures.
Findings from the extensive analyses of data collected in the SNMCS are presented in four report volumes. This summary report highlights key findings within Volume 4, which provides information on student participation in and parent and student satisfaction with the school meals program, student dietary...
Findings from the extensive analyses of data collected in the SNMCS are presented in four report volumes. This summary report highlights key findings within Volume 2, which provides information on the food and nutrient content of reimbursable school meals and afterschool snacks and the overall nutritional...
This methodology report describes the design of the SNMCS, as well as sampling, recruitment, data collection, and data processing procedures.
Findings from the extensive analyses of data collected in the SNMCS are presented in four report volumes. Volume 4 (this volume) addresses students’ participation in school meals, parents’ and students’ satisfaction with the meals, amounts of plate waste, and the influence of school meals on students’...
Findings from the extensive analyses of data collected in the SNMCS are presented in four report volumes. Report Volume 2 (this volume) provides information on the food and nutrient content of reimbursable meals and afterschool snacks and overall nutritional quality of meals.
This report presents findings from the School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study, the first comprehensive, nationally representative study of the school meal programs since program reforms were implemented in School Year 2012-2013.
Congregate and home-delivered meals provided through the Title III-C Nutrition Services Program (NSP) can be an important source of nutrition for older adults.
The Nutrition Services Program (NSP), administered by the Administration on Aging within the Administration for Community Living, is designed to alleviate hunger and food insecurity among the elderly while also giving them the opportunity to enrich their social lives.
This fact sheet summarizes Nutrition Services Program participants’ characteristics and impressions of the program and the program’s impact on participants’ food security, socialization, and diet quality.
In an effort to ensure that the health and social needs of older adults are adequately met and to rebalance long-term care provision away from institutionalization and toward home and community-based services, the Administration on Aging (AoA) within the Administration for Community Living of the U.S....
Given that children’s food preferences and habits develop early in life, educating primary caregivers about recommended feeding patterns and how to promote them is critical.
This report uses data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2005-2010) to provide a comprehensive picture of the nutrient intakes, food choices, and diet quality of USDA National School Lunch Program (NSLP) participants.
This study provides information on the quality of school children’s diets from multiple perspectives, including usual nutrient intakes and food consumption patterns.
This report uses data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to provide a comprehensive picture of the nutrient intakes, food choices, and diet quality of USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants.
This report provides information on the quality of SNAP participants’ diets from multiple perspectives, including usual nutrient intakes and food consumption patterns.
This report provides information on the quality of young children’s diets from multiple perspectives, including usual nutrient intakes and food consumption patterns.