Open AccessSalad Bars and Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Title I Elementary Schools
Author(s) -
Melanie K. Bean,
Alexandra Sova,
Laura M. Thornton,
Hollie A. Raynor,
April Williams,
Mary Dunne Stewart,
Suzanne E. Mazzeo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
health behavior and policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2326-4403
DOI - 10.14485/hbpr.7.5.8
Subject(s) - consumption (sociology) , bar (unit) , environmental health , medicine , ethnic group , demography , geography , sociology , social science , meteorology , anthropology
Despite widespread support for salad bars as a means to increase fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake within the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), empirical support for their use is limited. This cross-sectional study examined associations between salad bar access and F&V selection and consumption in Title I elementary schools in Virginia serving universal free meals.