Purpose In the recent past, academic researchers have noted the quantity of food wasted in
food service establishments in educational institutions. However, more granular inputs are …

Objective: Diet and nutrition in childhood has been associated with the risk of chronic
disease later in life. The aim of this review was to identify key characteristics of successful …

Abstract The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides healthy food to millions of
children annually. To promote increased lunch consumption, policy, systems, and …

Issue addressed Australian school canteen guidelines do not broadly incentivise procuring
food from local producers, despite evidence of this occurring abroad. This sco** review …

Abstract The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 requires schools participating in the
National School Lunch Program (NSLP) to offer a variety of healthy food options each day …

Abstract Excerpts from the Executive Summary: The US Department of Agriculture (USDA)
supports a growing range of farm to school activities in which schools work with local or …

Food and nutrition insecurity disproportionately impact low-income households in the United
States, contributing to higher rates of chronic diseases among this population. Addressing …

We investigated two potential mechanisms facilitating local food procurement in schools,
food hubs, and funded farm to school policies. Using all three waves of the USDA's farm to …

Local food offerings differ within and across school districts with farm-to-school programs.
Using two waves of nationwide data, we estimate the relationship between two supply chain …

Introduction: A common refrain in public health and medicine concerns the rapidly rising
incidence of obesity and metabolic-like syndromes over the last two decades. A plethora of …