How Food Away from Home Affects Children's Diet Quality |
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| Author:
| Mancino, Lisa
Todd, Jessica
Guthrie, Joanne
Lin, Biing-Hwan |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4776-2167-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2012 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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Based on 2 days of dietary data and panel data methods, this study includes estimates of how each child's consumption of food away from home, food from school (which includes all foods available for purchase at schools, not only those offered as part of USDA reimbursable meals), and caloric sweetened beverages affects that child's diet quality and calorie consumption. Compared with meals and snacks prepared at home, food prepared away from home increases caloric intake of children,...
More DescriptionBased on 2 days of dietary data and panel data methods, this study includes estimates of how each child's consumption of food away from home, food from school (which includes all foods available for purchase at schools, not only those offered as part of USDA reimbursable meals), and caloric sweetened beverages affects that child's diet quality and calorie consumption. Compared with meals and snacks prepared at home, food prepared away from home increases caloric intake of children, especially older children.