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Lunch Is In The Bag: Increasing fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in sack lunches of preschool-aged children

Description:
A study of the effect of participation in Lunch Is In The Bag, a five week parent and teacher intervention, on the number of servings of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains in children?s lunches, based on data from 132 parent-child dyads in 6 child care centers, with 3 randomly assigned to offer the intervention
Resource Type:
Reports & Papers
Author(s):
Sweitzer Sara J.; Briley Margaret E.; Roberts-Gray Cindy; Hoelscher Deanna M.; Harrist Ronald B.; Staskel Deanna M.; Almansour Fawaz D.
Funder(s):
Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living; National Cancer Institute
Country:
United States
State(s)/Territories/Tribal Nation(s):
Texas

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