Nutrition Report Cards: an opportunity to improve school lunch selection.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the feasibility and implementation efficiency of Nutritional Report Cards (NRCs) in helping children make healthier food choices at school.

Methods

Pilot testing was conducted in a rural New York school district (K-12). Over a five-week period, 27 parents received a weekly e-mail containing a NRC listing how many meal components (fruits, vegetables, starches, milk), snacks, and a-la-carte foods their child selected. We analyzed choices of students in the NRC group vs. the control group, both prior to and during the intervention period. Point-of-sale system data for a-la-carte items was analyzed using Generalized Least Squares regressions with clustered standard errors.

Results

NRCs encouraged more home conversations about nutrition and more awaren

SUBMITTER: Wansink B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3788775 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature