Impact of Breakfast in the Classroom on Participation and Food Waste.
J Nutr Educ Behav
; 51(7): 893-898, 2019.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate differences in school breakfast participation and food waste in 1 school district before and after the adoption of Breakfast in the Classroom.METHODS:
Using a pretest-posttest design, participation and food waste were measured from 7 elementary schools in a rural area of southwest Virginia during the 2014-2015 school year. Participation and waste were measured on 4 days in each school (twice before and twice after Breakfast in the Classroom implementation) using the quarter-waste method.RESULTS:
Across all schools, food waste decreased from 43.0% to 38.5% with Breakfast in the Classroom, with significant decreases for entrée items, juice, and savory snack foods (P < .01). Fruit and cheese items generated the greatest amount of food waste at 58.2% and 49.0%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS Breakfast in the Classroom may be an effective tool to decrease food waste while improving dietary intake. Future research is needed among more diverse populations.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Eliminação de Resíduos
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Desjejum
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Serviços de Alimentação
Limite:
Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2019
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Article