Sentences with phrase «nutritional quality of student»

This longitudinal study in 3 middle schools and 3 high schools in a large, urban US school district in Washington state compared the nutritional quality of student school lunch food selections before and after the implementation of the new National School Lunch Program meal standards.

Would you like to improve the nutritional quality of your students» diets?

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Though CPS has improved the nutritional quality of its meals this year, it also has seen a drop - off in meal participation among students, many of whom say the food tastes bad.

It found that after the healthier standards were in place, the overall nutritional quality of the foods chosen by students increased by 29 percent, and the calorie content per gram decreased by 13 percent.

With the USDA's recent proposal to improve the nutritional quality of snack foods sold in school vending machines, a la carte and in student stores (a.k.a. «competitive foods»), schools across the nation will be turning to healthy vending to assist them with compliance and improved student performance.

The Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 increased the nutritional quality of school meals, and included provisions to raise the nutritional standards of a la carte food items, snacks, and beverages sold to students separately from complete (reimbursable) school breakfasts and lunches.

Since the updated meal standards were implemented, students of all ages are choosing lunches higher in nutritional quality with fewer calories per gram and consuming more fruits and larger portions of their entrees and vegetables.

Just one new piece of equipment helped schools improve nutritional quality and variety, entice more students to eat school meals, and operate more efficiently and cost - effectively.

Main Outcomes and Measures Nutritional quality was assessed by calculating monthly mean adequacy ratio and energy density of the foods selected by students each day.

Future work can build on these findings by using similar techniques to evaluate changes over time in the nutritional quality of foods selected by students.

Effect of the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act on the Nutritional Quality of Meals Selected by Students and School Lunch Participation Rates.

We found that the implementation of the new meal standards was associated with the improved nutritional quality of meals selected by students.

After implementation of the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act, change was associated with significant improvement in the nutritional quality of foods chosen by students, as measured by increased mean adequacy ratio from a mean of 58.7 (range, 49.6 - 63.1) prior to policy implementation to 75.6 (range, 68.7 - 81.8) after policy implementation and decreased energy density from a mean of 1.65 (range, 1.53 - 1.82) to 1.44 (range, 1.29 - 1.61), respectively.

Nutritional quality was assessed by calculating monthly mean adequacy ratio and energy density of the foods selected by students each day.

To assess the nutritional quality of foods chosen by students and meal participation rates before and after the implementation of new school meal standards authorized through the Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act.

Although the nutritional quality of meals is said to have improved, it also seems that many students are turned off by the choices and are refusing to eat the food served by the school.

Health teacher Donald Thorndike, standing at far left, says that having the students explain their decision - making process and the nutritional qualities of their desserts is part of having students demonstrate what they know, one of the tenets of proficiency - based education.

Promoted the development of community services and activities that enhance the quality of student's life; and provided students - athletes with nutritional and wellness / fitness life styles.