Volume 34, Issue 1, Spring, 2010
Editor’s Note
CURRENT ISSUES
School Gardens as a Strategy for Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
Erin Oxenham, MS, RD; and Amber D. King, MS, RD
RESEARCH IN ACTION
Food Group Preferences of Elementary School Children Participating in the National School Lunch Program
Linda Cashman, MS, RD; Madhuri Tripurana, MS, RD; Tim Englund, PhD; and Ethan A. Bergman, PhD, RD, CD, FADA
The Effects of Visible Cheese on the Selection and Consumption of Food Groups to Encourage in Middle School Students
Joseph E. Donnelly, EdD; Debra K. Sullivan, PhD, RD, LD; Bryan K. Smith, PhD; Cheryl A. Gibson, PhD; Matt Mayo, PhD.; Robert Lee, PhD., Anthony Lynch, RD; Tara Sallee, RD, Galen Cook-Weins, MS, and Richard A. Washburn, PhD
A Descriptive Analysis of Supply Factors and Prices for USDA Foods in the National School Lunch Program
Cora Peterson
The Non-Participation Survey: Understanding Why High School Students Choose Not to Eat School Lunch
Amelia Estepa Asperin, PhD; Mary Frances Nettles, PhD, RD; and Deborah H. Carr, PhD, RD
Creating and Maintaining a Wellness Environment in Child Care Centers Participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
Kristi L. Lofton, PhD, RD; and Deborah H. Carr, PhD, RD
Special Food and Nutrition Needs in School Nutrition Programs
Elaine Fontenot Molaison, PhD, RD; and Mary Frances Nettles, PhD, RD
FNS RESEARCH CORNER
Summary of Research
John R. Endahl, PhD