Adolescent Participants in the School Lunch Program Consume More Nutritious Lunches but Their 24-Hour Diets are Similar to Nonparticipants

Elizabeth Gearan, Kelley Monzella, Alice Ann Gola and Holly Figueroa

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Abstract: Meals offered through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) give students access to nutritious foods and have been found to make positive contributions to their diets.

Keywords: Adolescents; Dietary Guidelines for Americans; Dietary intakes; Healthy Eating Index; National School Lunch Program; Nutritional quality; Participation; School Nutrition and Meal Cost Study (search for similar items in EconPapers)
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