It is also one of the first to compare fruit and
vegetable consumption before and after the controversial legislation — the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 — was passed.
Not exact matches
If you have read some of my posts
before, you probably know I'm quite concerned about my 3 - year - old son, Leo's
vegetable consumption.
It's long been believed that allowing kids to take recess
before lunch leads to greater fruit and
vegetable consumption and less food waste, but a new study reported on by Reuters says otherwise.
So, to summarize, fruit and
vegetable waste continues to be a problem for schools, but no more so than
before the HHFKA standards were implemented, and the requirement that kids take a fruit or
vegetable at lunch has caused a measurable increase in both fruit and
vegetable consumption, with kids showing a preference for fruit over
vegetables.
Our diet is similar as it was
before, except with a higher fruit
consumption, beans and tempeh instead of meat, more brown rice, no dairy, and of course LOTS more
vegetables.
However, that doesn't necessarily mean all
vegetables need to be cooked
before consumption, but again, an individual's digestive constitution and the food of choice are important factors.
It is among the first studies to reliably measure student
consumption of entrees, fruits,
vegetables, and milk during lunch
before and after the healthier standards took effect.
The paper observes that «It is important to both inform susceptible individuals and the general populations that meat should be cooked thoroughly, fruits and
vegetables should be washed
before consumption, and contact with oocysts should be avoided, particularly when changing cat litter.