Lunch Is In The Bag: Increasing Fruits, Vegetables, and Whole Grains in Sack Lunches of Preschool-Aged Children

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1058-1064

  Sweitzer, Sara J ^a   Briley, Margaret E ^a   Roberts Gray, Cindy ^a   Hoelscher, Deanna M ^a   Harrist, Ronald B ^a   Staskel, Deanna M ^a   Almansour, Fawaz D ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAY CARE; DIET; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; STATISTICS; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; CEREALS; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD NUTRITION SCIENCES; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET SURVEYS; FEMALE; FOOD; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PARENTS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 77953640910     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2010.04.010     Document Type: Article

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