Kindergarteners' Entrée Intake Increases When Served a Larger Entrée Portion in School Lunch: A Quasi-Experiment

Journal of School Health

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 239-242

  Ramsay, Samantha ^a   Safaii, Seanne ^a   Croschere, Tom ^b   Branen, Laurel J ^a   Wiest, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children's food intake; Food intake; Kindergarteners; Portions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL;

CHILD; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; LUNCH; MALE; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84875070627     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12022     Document Type: Article

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