Download or read book Expanding the School Breakfast Program written by Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School meals programs are the front line of defense against childhood hunger, and while the school lunch program is nearly universally available in U.S. public schools, the school breakfast program has lagged behind in terms of availability and participation. In this paper we use experimental data collected by the USDA to measure the impact of two popular policy innovations aimed at increasing access to the school breakfast program. The first, universal free school breakfast, provides a hot breakfast before school (typically served in the school's cafeteria) to all students regardless of their income eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. The second is the Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC) program that provides free school breakfast to all children to be eaten in the classroom during the first few minutes of the school day. We find both policies increase the take-up rate of school breakfast, though much of this reflects shifting breakfast consumption from home to school or consumption of multiple breakfasts and relatively little of the increase is from students gaining access to breakfast. We find little evidence of overall improvements in child 24-hour nutritional intake, health, behavior or achievement, with some evidence of health and behavior improvements among specific subpopulations.

Download or read book Major Factors Inhibit Expansion of the School Breakfast Program written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Free for All written by Janet Poppendieck and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2010-01-04 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did our children end up eating nachos, pizza, and Tater Tots for lunch? Taking us on an eye-opening journey into the nation's school kitchens, this superbly researched book is the first to provide a comprehensive assessment of school food in the United States. Janet Poppendieck explores the deep politics of food provision from multiple perspectives--history, policy, nutrition, environmental sustainability, taste, and more. How did we get into the absurd situation in which nutritionally regulated meals compete with fast food items and snack foods loaded with sugar, salt, and fat? What is the nutritional profile of the federal meals? How well are they reaching students who need them? Opening a window onto our culture as a whole, Poppendieck reveals the forces--the financial troubles of schools, the commercialization of childhood, the reliance on market models--that are determining how lunch is served. She concludes with a sweeping vision for change: fresh, healthy food for all children as a regular part of their school day.

Download or read book School Nutrition Directors Experiences and Perceptions of Expanding the School Breakfast Program in Kansas written by Kyleen Darci Harris and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The School Breakfast Program (SBP) is a federally assisted meal program with the primary goal of providing a nutritious breakfast to children that arrive at school without adequate nourishment essential for learning. Kansas has nationally recognized Child Nutrition Programs; however, like many states, the SBP remains underutilized compared to the National School Lunch Program. Improving access to the SBP has the potential for positive student academic and health outcomes. Innovative breakfast delivery models that offer breakfast after the start of the school day, including grab-and-go, second chance breakfast, and breakfast in the classroom, have been demonstrated to effectively increase participation in the SBP. The purpose of this study was to explore innovative breakfast delivery models and the impacts of expanding the SBP in Kansas schools. The Diffusion of Innovation theory was used to guide focus group question development and data analysis. The sample included school nutrition directors (SNDs) representing public-school districts participating in the USDA-supported SBP and currently operating an innovative breakfast delivery model, for a minimum of the past school year. Qualitative data were collected from four synchronous online focus groups consisting of three to seven participants. The final sample size was 19 SNDs. Thematic analysis was conducted on each transcript to identify significant themes, frequencies, and patterns in responses. Key findings included themes related to the relative advantages over the traditional breakfast program, compatibility with district values and student needs, supportive social systems and communication channels, modifiability of the innovative breakfast models, impacts on students, and program sustainability. This study underscores the value of school administrator support and collaboration with stakeholders in the school environment when expanding the SBP. Innovative breakfast delivery models were commonly modified to meet the evolving needs of the schools and to improve program efficiency. Participants perceived their innovative breakfast delivery models as sustainable due to increased program participation, satisfaction, and revenue. Many school districts observed positive impacts on students, including fewer nurse visits and improved behaviors in schools. Expanding the SBP into the school day appears to have a positive impact on the school environment by improving student and staff relationships. These findings provide stakeholders with information and supporting evidence that can be used to improve the implementation of innovative breakfast delivery models to increase SBP participation.

Download or read book Fuel for Excellence written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book School Breakfast Program written by Judi Bartfeld and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Participation in the School Breakfast Program (SBP) is much less common than participation in the Nat. School Lunch Program, even among children with access to both programs. This report examines participation in the SBP among 3rd grade public school students, as well as the impacts of the program on food insecurity and children's risk of skipping breakfast. Students are more likely to participate when breakfast is served in the classroom, when time available for breakfast in school is longer, and when they come from lower income or time-constrained households. Children with access to the SBP are more likely to eat breakfast in the morning and that program access may enhance food security among families at the margin of food insecurity. Illus.

Download or read book The School Breakfast Program in Title I Schools written by United States. Food and Nutrition Service and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: The rationale and implementation of the federally funded School Breakfast Program for school children in Title 1 schools is described. Funds are distributed through State Education Depts. to participating schools; these funds make breakfasts meeting Federal nutrition standards available to all students, free or at a price dependent on family income. Title 1 schools for educationally-disadvantaged pupils are especially appropriate institutions fo school breakfast programs, since a lack of breakfast may contribute to poor academic achievement. Steps involved in starting a school breakfast program at a Title 1 school are described. Names and addresses of agencies are listed, including USDA Food and Nutrition Service and State Child Nutrition Program offices, which provide information on school breakfast programs.

Download or read book The School Breakfast Program in New York City Public Schools written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the School Breakfast Program, New York City can ensure that over one million public school children receive a healthy breakfast at the start of each day. This task is critical, not only because breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but also because about 725,000 of New York City's public school children come from households with incomes low enough to qualify them for free or reduced-price meals. Despite these facts, New York City's school breakfast participation rate remains low. The number of children who participate in school breakfast can, however, be markedly increased through both the expansion of the BIC program and parental engagement. Also, further study about opinions of, and experiences with, BIC can provide insight into how to strengthen and expand this successful program, and ultimately school breakfast participation. Similarly, gathering information about New York City students' breakfast habits - the what, where, and why of their breakfasts - will facilitate a better understanding of the choices and needs of New York City's public school children and their families, which can ultimately help identify additional ways to use school-based programs and initiatives to address hunger and improve child nutrition. Overall, these steps present a significant opportunity to contribute to the food security and well-being of so many of New York City's children.

Download or read book School Milk and School Breakfast Programs written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Hearing on the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: This hearing allows discussion on continuing and even expanding the National school lunch and breakfast programs.

Download or read book School Lunch Breakthrough written by Geoff Gould and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book School Lunch Politics written by Susan Levine and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2011-11-21 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether kids love or hate the food served there, the American school lunchroom is the stage for one of the most popular yet flawed social welfare programs in our nation's history. School Lunch Politics covers this complex and fascinating part of American culture, from its origins in early twentieth-century nutrition science, through the establishment of the National School Lunch Program in 1946, to the transformation of school meals into a poverty program during the 1970s and 1980s. Susan Levine investigates the politics and culture of food; most specifically, who decides what American children should be eating, what policies develop from those decisions, and how these policies might be better implemented. Even now, the school lunch program remains problematic, a juggling act between modern beliefs about food, nutrition science, and public welfare. Levine points to the program menus' dependence on agricultural surplus commodities more than on children's nutritional needs, and she discusses the political policy barriers that have limited the number of children receiving meals and which children were served. But she also shows why the school lunch program has outlasted almost every other twentieth-century federal welfare initiative. In the midst of privatization, federal budget cuts, and suspect nutritional guidelines where even ketchup might be categorized as a vegetable, the program remains popular and feeds children who would otherwise go hungry. As politicians and the media talk about a national obesity epidemic, School Lunch Politics is a timely arrival to the food policy debates shaping American health, welfare, and equality. Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.

Download or read book School Breakfast and School Lunch Programs written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These hearing transcripts present testimony to the Senate Committee on Agriculture regarding the School Lunch and Breakfast Programs. Statements were made by several senators, the president of the American School Food Service Association (Connecticut); a school food service program director (Florida); the director of nutrition and education for the American School Food Service Association (Virginia); the director of the Children's Nutrition Research Center (Texas); the vice president of Food Operations at Disneyland Resort and Concept Development (California); and an assistant professor of clinical dietetics and nutrition, University of Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania). Witnesses maintained that the Nutrition Education and Training Program needs funding to maintain its current service level. It is necessary to modify the School Lunch Program to encourage student participation, make it easier for schools for qualify, and to reduce the administrative burden. Testimony also indicated that breakfast programs are vital to student nutrition, academic performance, and school attendance. School food service has become more efficient and more consumer-oriented, has expanded to supply meals to new audiences, and has increased the flexibility of service delivery. However, it is necessary to integrate food service within the educational day to enhance student nutrition knowledge and practice. Offering food choices may reduce food waste. The solution to major childhood nutritional problems is to apply current information to improve children's diets and to support nutrition research. An appendix to the transcripts contains additional statements, letters, and materials submitted. (KB)

Download or read book The Future of School Breakfast written by Katie Mosehauer and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School breakfast is associated with a host of positive outcomes, such as improved health and attendance, reduced behavioral problems, and increased academic achievement. Unfortunately, a majority of Washington students who qualify for free or reduced-price breakfasts do not currently receive one at school, with many students eating no breakfast at all. This report assesses how the current operation of the school breakfast program is serving Washington students, how innovative school and district policies are making a difference for students in Washington and across the country, and how new policies at the state and federal level can change the course of low breakfast participation trends and maximize the benefits of school breakfast for students and their families. Research found that "Breakfast After the Bell," meaning any food service model that provides students the opportunity to eat breakfast after the first bell of the instructional day, has been effective in transforming school breakfast programs, and mandating breakfast programs was significantly more effective in increasing school breakfast participation and reducing the risk of hunger. A list of key terms is included. The following are appended: (1) Health Impacts of Breakfast; (2) The Cognitive Impacts of Breakfast; (3) Nuts and Bolts of Breakfast Service Models; (4) History of Policy and State Investment in the School Breakfast Program in Washington State; (5) OSPI Estimates on Washington School Districts Qualifying for Community Eligibility; (6) Estimates on Individual Schools Qualifying for Community Eligibility; (7) Alternatives to the Use of Free and Reduced-Price Eligibility on the Allocation of State and Federal Funds; and (8) Technical Notes on Appleseed's Economic Model for School Meal Funding.

Download or read book School Lunch and Breakfast Programs written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Agriculture and Forestry. Subcommittee on Agricultural Research and General Legislation and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Fed Up with Lunch The School Lunch Project written by Mrs. Q and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2011-08-26 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When school teacher Mrs. Q forgot her lunch one day, she had no idea she was about to embark on an odyssey to uncover the truth about public school lunches. Shocked by what her students were served, she resolved to eat school lunch for an entire year, chronicling her experience anonymously on a blog that received thousands of hits daily, and was lauded by such food activists as Mark Bittman, Jamie Oliver, and Marion Nestle. Here, Mrs. Q reveals her identity for the first time in an eye-opening account of school lunches in America. Along the way, she provides invaluable resources for parents and health advocates who wish to help reform school lunch, making this a must-read for anyone concerned about children's health issues.

Download or read book The Labor of Lunch written by Jennifer E. Gaddis and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2019-11-12 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There’s a problem with school lunch in America. Big Food companies have largely replaced the nation’s school cooks by supplying cafeterias with cheap, precooked hamburger patties and chicken nuggets chock-full of industrial fillers. Yet it’s no secret that meals cooked from scratch with nutritious, locally sourced ingredients are better for children, workers, and the environment. So why not empower “lunch ladies” to do more than just unbox and reheat factory-made food? And why not organize together to make healthy, ethically sourced, free school lunches a reality for all children? The Labor of Lunch aims to spark a progressive movement that will transform food in American schools, and with it the lives of thousands of low-paid cafeteria workers and the millions of children they feed. By providing a feminist history of the US National School Lunch Program, Jennifer E. Gaddis recasts the humble school lunch as an important and often overlooked form of public care. Through vivid narration and moral heft, The Labor of Lunch offers a stirring call to action and a blueprint for school lunch reforms capable of delivering a healthier, more equitable, caring, and sustainable future.