A comparative cost analysis of commodity foods from the U.S. Department of Agriculture in the National School Lunch Program

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 626-654

  Peterson, Cora ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 77049093439     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.20458     Document Type: Article

References (33)

1. Bartlett, S., Glantz, F., & Logan, C. (2008, April). School lunch and breakfast cost study II. Special Nutrition Programs Report No. CN-08-MCII. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.
2. Food Research and Action Center. (2008, September). Commodity foods and the nutritional quality of the National School Lunch Program: Historical role, current options, and future potential. Washington, DC: Author.
3. Gordon, A., Crepinsek, M.K., Nogales, R., & Condon, E. (2008). Nutrition and dietary assessment study-III. Special Nutrition Programs Report No. CN-07-SNDA-III. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.
4. Hayek, F. (1945). The use of knowledge in society. American Economic Review, 35, 519-530.
5. Hecht, K., Sharp, M., Beller, D., Shimada, T., Samuels, S., Boyle M., et al. (2008). The impact of the federal child nutrition commodity program on the nutritional quality of school meals in California. Princeton, NJ: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
6. MacDonald, J.M., Handy, C.R., & Plato, G.E. (1998). Food procurement by the USDA's Farm Service Agency. Economic Report No. 766. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
7. Minnesota Department of Education. (2008). SY 2006-7 district food service financial data.
8. Minnesota Department of Education. (2008-2009). Food Distribution Program data.
9. Muller, M., Schoonover, H., & Wallinga, D. (2007). Considering the contribution of U.S. food and agricultural policy to the obesity epidemic: Overview and opportunities. Minneapolis, MN: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy.
10. National Center for Education Statistics. (2007). Total and current expenditures per pupil in public elementary and secondary schools. Retrieved February 2009, from http://nces.ed.gov/programs.
11. National Food Service Management Institute. (2008, October). USDA foods satellite seminar. Retrieved January 2009, from http://www.nfsmi.org.
12. Nestle, M. (2003). The ironic politics of obesity. Science, 299, 781.
13. Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (P.L. 79-396, 60 Stat. 230). (1946).
14. Story, M., Kaphingst, K.M., & French, S. (2006). The role of schools in obesity prevention. Future Child, 16, 109-142.
15. Thomas.gov (U.S. Library of Congress). (2009). Senate Report 110-426, Agriculture, rural development, Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies appropriations bill, 2009. Retrieved May 2009, from http://thomas.loc.gov.
16. U.S. Congress. (1948). Congressional committee hearings, House of Representatives, Committee on Agriculture: Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
17. U.S. Congress. (1949). Congressional committee hearings, House of Representatives, Committee on Agriculture: Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
18. U.S. Congress. (1950). Congressional committee hearings, House of Representatives, Committee on Agriculture: Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
19. U.S. Congress, (1994). Child nutrition programs: Issues for the 103rd Congress. A report prepared for the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives. Serial No. 103-H. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
20. U.S. Congress. (2003). To review the federal government's initiatives regarding child nutrition programs. Hearing before the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, United States Senate, 108th Congress, first session. April 3, 2003.
21. U.S. Department of Agriculture Budget Congressional Justifications. (2009). USDA budget explanatory notes for the Committee on Appropriations, Food and Nutrition Service. Washington, DC: Office of Budget and Program Analysis.
22. U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Distribution Division. (2008). USDA foods available for school year 2009. Retrieved January 2009, from http://www.fns.usda.gov/fdd/.
23. U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. (2003). Food distribution national policy memorandum: Single inventory and related commodity Issues-clarification of regulatory changes and other guidance. Alexandria, VA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.
24. U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. (2008a). Federal cost of school food programs. Retrieved May 2009, from http://www.fns.usda.gov.
25. U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service. (2008b). White paper: USDA foods in the National School Lunch Program. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.
26. USDA Food and Nutrition Service (2008c). Electronic Commodity Ordering System (ECOS), commodity complaints data request. Washington DC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service.
27. U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service and the National Food Service Management Institute. (2002). First choice: A purchasing systems manual for school food service, 2nd ed. University, MS: National Food Service Management Institute.
28. U.S. Department of Energy. (1995). Commercial buildings energy consumption survey: Site energy use in food service buildings. Retrieved January 2009, from http://eia.doe.gov.
29. U.S. Department of Energy. (2003). Commercial buildings energy consumption survey: Total energy consumption by major fuel for non-mall buildings (food service buildings). Retrieved January 2009, from http://www.eia.doe.gov.
30. U.S. Department of Energy. (2008a). Average retail price of electricity to ultimate customers by end-use sector, by state, commercial facilities. Retrieved May 2009, from http://www.eia.doe.gov.
31. U.S. Department of Energy. (2008b). Natural gas prices, commercial facilities. Retrieved May 2009, from http://www.eia.doe.gov.
32. U.S. Department of Labor. (2008). Quarterly census of employment and wages. Retrieved May 2009, from http://www.bls.gov.
33. U.S. Federal Reserve. (2008). Selected interest rates: historical data, bank prime loan rate. Retrieved January 2009, from http://www.federalreserve.gov.