Increasing culturally diverse meals in Head Start using a collaborative approach: Lessons learned for school food service modifications

Author(s): Hoffman, Jessica A.; Agrawal, Tara; Thompson, Douglas; Ferguson, Tyler; Grinder, AnnMarie; Carter, Sonia; Healey, Christine; Bhaumik, Urmi; Castaneda-Sceppa, Carmen
Date Issued: 2012
Description: A description of a collaborative process that includes both Head Start teachers and food service staff, by which food service modifications are made in Head Start sites to increase culturally diverse foods served, while adhering to Head Start's nutrition performance standards, and a study of the extent to which children and teaching staff ate the culturally diverse foods compared with foods prepared from standardized recipes already being used at the sites, based on data from 9 Head Start sites as part of Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures, a larger early childhood obesity prevention initiative in Boston
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Journal Title: NHSA Dialog
Volume Number: 15
Issue Number: 3
Page Range: 246-259
Topics: Programs, Interventions & Curricula > Programs > Early Head Start/Head Start

Service Delivery > Health, Mental Health & Safety
Country: United States
States: MASSACHUSETTS
ISSN: 1930-9325 Online
1524-0754 Paper
Peer Reviewed: yes
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