Menu Psychology to Encourage Healthy Menu Selections at a New Jersey University

Journal of Culinary Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-21

  Feldman, Charles ^a   Su, Haiyan ^a   Mahadevan, Meena ^a   Brusca, Joseph ^a   Hartwell, Heather ^b  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

college students; dietary choices; marketing; menus; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

COLLEGE STUDENTS; DIETARY CHOICES; FOOD SERVICES; GENERIC CONTROL; HEALTHY FOODS; MENU SELECTION; MENUS; NEW JERSEY;

MARKETING; NUTRIENTS; NUTRITION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84889657067     PISSN: 15428052     EISSN: 15428044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428052.2013.798605     Document Type: Article

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