Nutritional Comparison of Packed and School Lunches in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Children Following the Implementation of the 2012–2013 National School Lunch Program Standards

Farris, Alisha; Misyak, Sarah; Duffey, Kiyah J.; Davis, George C.; Hosig, Kathy; Atzaba‐Poria, Naama; McFerren, Mary M.; Serrano, Elena

doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2014.07.007

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“…As has been found in school settings 16, 18, 28 and afterschool programs, 17 the foods and beverages that children brought to camp were generally less healthy than those provided by the camp. Although many campers brought fruit and whole grains to supplement their meals, they also frequently brought candy, sugary drinks, salty snacks, and grain-based desserts and almost never brought vegetables or water.…”

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What Do Children Eat in the Summer? A Direct Observation of Summer Day Camps That Serve Meals

Kenney¹,

Lee²,

Brooks³

et al. 2017

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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What do children eat in the summer? A direct observation of summer day camps that serve meals Background Over 14 million children in the United States attend summer camp annually, yet little is known about the food environment in day camps. Objectives Describe the nutritional quality of meals served to, brought by, and consumed by children attending summer day camps serving meals and snacks; describe camp water access. Design Cross-sectional study. Participants/settings One hundred forty-nine children attending five summer camps in Boston, Massachusetts in 2013. Main outcome measures Foods and beverages served were observed for five consecutive days. For two days, children’s dietary intake was directly observed using a validated protocol. Outcome measures included total energy (kcals) and servings of different types of foods and beverages served and consumed during breakfast, lunch, and snack. Statistical analyses performed Mean total energy, trans fats, sodium, sugar, and fiber served per meal were calculated across the camps, as were average weekly frequencies of serving fruits, vegetables, meat/meat alternates, grains, milk, 100% juice, sugar-sweetened beverages, whole grains, red/highly processed meats, grain-based desserts, and salty snacks. Mean consumption was calculated per camper per day. Results On average, camps served 647.7 (SD: 134.3) kcals for lunch, 401.8 kcals (149.6) for breakfast, and 266.4 (SD: 150.8) kcals for snack. Most camps served red/highly processed meats, salty snacks, and grain-based desserts frequently, and rarely served vegetables or water. Children consumed little (for example, at lunch, 36.5% of fruit portions, 35.0% of meat/meat alternative portions, and 37.6% of milk portions served), except for salty snacks (66.9% of portions) and grain-based desserts (64.1% of portions). Sugar-sweetened beverages and salty snacks were frequently brought to camp. A quarter of campers drank nothing throughout the entire camp day. Conclusions The nutritional quality of foods and beverages served at summer day camps could be improved. Future studies should assess barriers to consumption of healthy foods and beverages in these settings.

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What Do Children Eat in the Summer? A Direct Observation of Summer Day Camps That Serve Meals

Kenney¹,

Lee²,

Brooks³

et al. 2017

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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“…Previous research examining the parent perceptions of the changes to the NSLP suggests that parents are supportive of the changes and perceive that school lunch is somewhat healthy; these findings suggest that parents may not be aware of the nutritional value school breakfast adds to a child's diet. Other research has established the nutritional value of school lunch is greater than the nutritional value of lunches brought from home . Parents may, in fact, overestimate the nutritional value of food prepared at home and underestimate the nutritional value of meals served at school.…”

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“…Other research has established the nutritional value of school lunch is greater than the nutritional value of lunches brought from home. 28 Parents may, in fact, overestimate the nutritional value of food prepared at home and underestimate the nutritional value of meals served at school. Yet perception of the quality is an issue both parents and children face.…”

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Who Eats School Breakfast? Parent Perceptions of School Breakfast in a State With Very Low Participation

Spruance

Harrison²,

Brady

et al. 2018

Journal of School Health

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“…12,14,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] These studies used a wide variety of dietary data collection methods covering different time frames (e.g., 24-hour recalls and 1-to 3-day food observations) and were conducted with a variety of ages ranging from kindergarten to 12th grade. To our knowledge, no studies reported data over a full school week (5 consecutive days), with prekindergarten classes attending school, or compared differences among packed lunches between students.…”

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A Comparison of Fruits, Vegetables, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, and Desserts in the Packed Lunches of Elementary School Children

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Nutritional Comparison of Packed and School Lunches in Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten Children Following the Implementation of the 2012–2013 National School Lunch Program Standards

Cited by 58 publications

References 18 publications

What Do Children Eat in the Summer? A Direct Observation of Summer Day Camps That Serve Meals

What Do Children Eat in the Summer? A Direct Observation of Summer Day Camps That Serve Meals

Who Eats School Breakfast? Parent Perceptions of School Breakfast in a State With Very Low Participation

A Comparison of Fruits, Vegetables, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages, and Desserts in the Packed Lunches of Elementary School Children

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