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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"plate waste"”.
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A nutritional survey of Sheffield school meals.
… as offered to, as eaten by and as left on the plate by the children at school lunch. The childrens' food preferences were also examined, together with any interrelationships between these and the plate waste results. The survey was carried out in 35 primary schools, a sample size of 17.6% of …
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An evaluation of the opinions of school nutrition professionals on the new meal pattern being implemented through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) with a focus on the fruit and vegetable components
… Major city schools in the frequency of serving, plate waste, availability, cost and storage for various types of fruits and vegetables. Percentages, means, t-test and One-way ANOVA analysis, post-hoc comparisons were used to analyze the data. The majority of participants were from school …
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Implementation of a multi-component school lunch environmental change intervention to improve child fruit and vegetable intake: a mixed-methods study
… energy intake through school meals. Children waste up to 80% of their vegetables at school meals, and environmental change interventions are low-cost strategies that are implemented widely in school meal programs with the goal of improving dietary intake, and to subsequently mitigate food …
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The Effects of Nutrition Education on Third and Fifth Grade Students’ Fruit and Vegetable Knowledge, Preference, and Consumption
… F/V knowledge and preference. Pre- and post-plate waste analyses determined F/V consumption as well as total plate consumption. Results showed very few significant differences in pre- and post-nutrition knowledge and F/V preference. There were slight differences in overall nutrition knowledge …
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Exploring the role of AI in enhancing sustainability within New Zealand's hospitality industry: A study on knowledge, applicability, and perception in reducing food waste
… responsible for a significant amount of food waste (FW). In recent years, there has been a growing interest globally in artificial intelligence (AI) to curb FW in the hospitality industry. This study explores the role of AI in reducing FW and enhancing sustainability within New Zealand's …
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Beverage Selections and Presence Affect Healthy Eating Index Scores in Lunches of Elementary Age Children, Whether from Home or School
… meal origin. <strong>Methods:</strong> Digital plate waste estimations were analyzed for 509 NSLP meals and 524 LBFH from 2nd-5th-grade students in four elementary schools during the 2011-2012 academic year. Nutrient Data Software for Research (NDSR) determined food groups and nutrients for …
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Influencers of surplus food donation at institutions of higher education
… policy attention has been given to reducing food waste, including the practice of donating surplus food. The most recent of these policies was the 2018 Farm Bill which dedicated new funding and public positions to research and reduce the quantity of food waste. Policies come in response to a …