"You had peas today?": A pilot study comparing a head start child-care center's menu with the actual food served

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 277-280

  Fleischhacker, Sheila ^a   Cason, Katherine L ^b   Achterberg, Cheryl ^c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD NUTRITION; DAY CARE; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PILOT STUDY; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MENU PLANNING; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY AREAS; UNITED STATES;

PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 31444455977     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2005.10.038     Document Type: Article

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