California Middle and High School Students Report Wanting Fresh and Healthy School Lunch in the Context of Universal School Meals
Students value fresh and healthy free school lunches, but they have somewhat limited definitions of what constitutes healthy. Schools can better meet student preferences for fresh and healthy foods to ensure that meals served free of charge are nourishing and palatable to all students while improving nutrition education such that students understand the components of a healthy meal.
Authors
- Lorrene D. Ritchie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8038-1821)
- Juliana F.W. Cohen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3145-6014)
- Monica D. Zuercher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2758-9807)
- Christina Hecht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0426-0304)
- Wendi Gosliner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5092-9289)
- Dania Orta‐Aleman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8581-8714)
- Carolyn Chelius
- Kassandra A. Bacon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5338-3985)
- Kenneth Hecht
Institutions
- Harvard University (US)
- Merrimack College (US)
- University of California Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
- Published
- 2025-02-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2025.01.006
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.39