Food assistance programs for children afford mixed dietary quality based on HEI-2010

Nutrition Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 35-40

  Byker, Carmen ^a   Smith, Teresa ^b,c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Backpack program; Children; Food assistance; Healthy eating index 2010; Nutrition program evaluation

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; SODIUM;

ARTICLE; BEAN; CHILD NUTRITION; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTHY EATING INDEX 2010; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE; CATERING SERVICE; CEREAL; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAIRY PRODUCT; DIET; FABACEAE; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; POVERTY; STANDARDS;

CEREALS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DAIRY PRODUCTS; DIET; FABACEAE; FOOD ASSISTANCE; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SUPPLY; FRUIT; HEALTH FOOD; HUMANS; MONTANA; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION POLICY; POVERTY; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84920850504     PISSN: 02715317     EISSN: 18790739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2014.10.009     Document Type: Article

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