School‐Level Factors Associated With Increased Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Students in California Middle and High Schools

Gosliner, Wendi

doi:10.1111/josh.12188

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“…Surprisingly, among students consuming fruit, those from non-SB schools reported a higher amount of fruit consumption at lunch than students at schools with SBs, and there was no difference between the schools in vegetable consumption among those consuming vegetables. It is possible these unexpected findings may have resulted from a lack of environmental factors known to influence student use of SBs [29,30,31,32,33], such as a variety of quality produce, and attractive displays and signage [29,30]; therefore, a more in-depth study is required to determine the influence of these kinds of factors on student choice and consumption. It has previously been reported that increased variety of F/V leads to increased consumption [30], and inclusion of an examination of foods stocked in the SB would provide greater understanding of differences in consumption and would have implications for best practices relative to SB use [31].…”

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Lunch Salad Bars in New Orleans’ Middle and High Schools: Student Intake of Fruit and Vegetables

Johnson

Myers

Mundorf

et al. 2017

IJERPH

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The school lunch salad bar (SB) is a recommended food environmental strategy to increase access to, and consumption of fruit and vegetables (F/V). In a study to examine use of school lunch SBs, middle and high school students provided data via the Automated Self-Administered 24-h dietary recall (24HDR) tool for kids (ASA24-Kids-2012), a web-based data collection platform. Kilocalories were computed, food groups were assigned and F/V sources were obtained. Students (n = 718) from 12 schools with SBs and nine schools without SBs were approximately 87% African American, over 64% female and most were 7th and 8th graders. SB school students had higher median energy consumption at lunch but a higher percent of non-SB students reported eating fruit at lunch compared to SB students. Most students reporting eating F/V at lunch obtained F/V from the cafeteria main line; only 19.6% reported eating F/V exclusively from the SB. In SB schools median intake of cups F/V was higher among students using the SB (0.92) compared to those not using the SB (0.53). Results of this study are mixed, but encouraging. Additional factors, e.g., nutrition education, marketing, and kinds of foods offered on the SB need to be examined for potential influence on SB use.

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Lunch Salad Bars in New Orleans’ Middle and High Schools: Student Intake of Fruit and Vegetables

Johnson

Myers

Mundorf

et al. 2017

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“…A similar study found that longer lunch periods were associated with increased odds of consuming a fruit or vegetable, but the amounts consumed were not assessed. 9 …”

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Amount of Time to Eat Lunch Is Associated with Children’s Selection and Consumption of School Meal Entrée, Fruits, Vegetables, and Milk

Cohen¹,

Jahn²,

Richardson³

et al. 2016

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Background There are currently no national standards for school lunch period lengths and little is known about the association between the amount of time students have to eat and school food selection and consumption. Objectives To examine plate waste measurements from students in the control arm from the MEALS study (2011-2012 school year) for the association of the amount of time to eat with school meal selection and consumption. Design Prospective study using up to six repeated measures among students over the school year. Participants/Setting 1001 students in grades 3-8 attending 6 participating elementary/middle schools in an urban, low-income school district where lunch period lengths varied from 20-30 minutes. Main Outcome Measures School food selection and consumption were collected using plate waste methodology. Statistical Analyses Performed Logistic regression and mixed-model ANOVA was used to examine food selection and consumption. Results Compared with meal component selection when students had at least 25 minutes to eat, students were significantly less likely to select a fruit (44% vs. 57%; p=0.0001) compared with when students had fewer than 20 minutes to eat. There were no significant differences in entrée, milk, or vegetable selection. Among those who selected a meal component, students with fewer than 20 minutes to eat consumed 13% less of their entrée (p<0.0001), 10% less of their milk (p<0.0001), and 12% less of their vegetable (p=0.0002) compared to when students had at least 25 minutes to eat. Conclusions Over the school year, a substantial number of students had insufficient time to eat, which was associated with significantly decreased entrée, milk, and vegetable consumption compared with students who had more time to eat. School policies that encourage lunches with at least 25 minutes of seated time may reduce food waste and improve dietary intake.

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“…Most salad bar studies focus on the elementary schools; this study included all grade levels participating in the NSLP. The literature on the benefits of salad bars to student F/V consumption is sparse with just a few studies reporting on student use of salad bars; only 2 studies suggest that salad bars themselves results in higher consumption of F/Vs . This study adds to the limited literature on school salad bars and suggests that school level resources (ie, placement location and/or perceived visibility) are related to school salad bars.…”

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School‐Level Practices and Perceptions Associated With Salad Bars in Schools

Bruening

Adams

Ohri‐Vachaspati

et al. 2018

Journal of School Health

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School‐Level Factors Associated With Increased Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Students in California Middle and High Schools

Cited by 47 publications

References 33 publications

Lunch Salad Bars in New Orleans’ Middle and High Schools: Student Intake of Fruit and Vegetables

Lunch Salad Bars in New Orleans’ Middle and High Schools: Student Intake of Fruit and Vegetables

Amount of Time to Eat Lunch Is Associated with Children’s Selection and Consumption of School Meal Entrée, Fruits, Vegetables, and Milk

School‐Level Practices and Perceptions Associated With Salad Bars in Schools

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