School meals can play an integral role in improving children's diets and addressing health
disparities. Initiatives and policies to increase consumption have the potential to ensure …

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 …

Students in the United States whose household income is less than 130% of the poverty line
qualify for free lunch, and students whose household income is between 130% and 185% of …

Food waste has important environmental, social and economic impacts and increasing
attention has been given lately to the unparalleled scale of food waste in the food supply …

Food waste presents a complex global problem that involves multiple actors and institutions
within the aggregate food marketing system. Food waste occurs across food production and …

Abstract Background: The 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act required the USDA to update
the nutrition standards of the National School Lunch Program. New policies were …

Background The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently made substantial changes
to the school meal standards. The media and public outcry have suggested that this has led …

Food Waste is a global significant issue for ethical, environmental and economic reasons,
while its management is difficult due to its frequent low visibility. Individual choices and …

Objective To assess the amount of food waste by meal components according to the new
National School Lunch Program guidelines among pre-kindergarten and kindergarten …

Food waste is a problem that needs to be addressed to achieve sustainable development.
There is a need for interventions that can reduce food waste, including in organisations …