Nutritional quality of meals compared to snacks in child care

Childhood Obesity

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 223-232

  Copeland, Kristen A ^a   Benjamin Neelon, Sara E ^b   Howald, Angela E ^c   Wosje, Karen S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAY CARE; DIET; FAST FOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; SUGAR INTAKE; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VEGETABLE;

BEVERAGES; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIET; DIETARY SUCROSE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD SERVICES; FRUIT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LUNCH; MALE; MENU PLANNING; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OHIO; SNACKS; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84878932298     PISSN: 21532168     EISSN: 21532176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/chi.2012.0138     Document Type: Article

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