The role of variety in increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables among children

Agricultural and Resource Economics Review

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-81

  Just, David R ^a,b   Lund, Jesse ^c   Price, Joseph ^d  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Child Nutrition Programs   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Fruits and vegetables; School lunch; Variety

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861910636     PISSN: 10682805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1068280500004196     Document Type: Conference Paper

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