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Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

The Conundrum of Competitive Foods: 3 Ways to Maintain Revenue and Promote Healthier Options

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Food service directors have a tall order to fulfill: they must ensure the hundreds, or even thousands, of students they feed receive meals meeting specific nutrition standards, maintain participation in the school lunch program as well as promote healthier food …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Peas before Pizza: Why Food Order Matters in the Lunch Line

salad barHave you ever been to a buffet and filled your plate on the first few offerings, only to find that your favorite dish is last in line?  You’re not the only one! Studies conducted by Cornell  Center for Behavioral Economics …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

The “Trigger” Effect: Certain Foods May Trigger Kids to Buy or Avoid Junk Food

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Students typically walk past a wide assortment of food options as they proceed through the lunch line to buy meals at school—and the foods they pass on the way can actually impact what they wind up buying. Researchers at the …

Posted on June 12, 2019June 13, 2019

Habits that Help: How to Utilize Our Food-Choice Biases to Improve Nutrition

selecting from buffetEating behaviors tend to be programmed during childhood as kids determine what foods they do or do not like, so increasing a child’s preference for healthy food options at an early age can create a foundation for healthy living. Researchers …

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This work is supported in part by New Technologies for Agriculture Extension grant no. 2020-41595-30123 from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

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