Everyone is born with an internal control that signals the body to hunger and satiety cues, but outside environmental factors may trigger us to ignore these signals. As a parent, you have the ability to teach your kids to listen …
Vegetables, Kids, and Healthy Appetites
There is an ever increasing number of children not eating their recommended daily serving of vegetables. One survey reported that almost 60% of children are not meeting their daily servings (Healthy Kids, 2013). There are many reasons that children lack …
The Conundrum of Competitive Foods: 3 Ways to Maintain Revenue and Promote Healthier Options
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 …
Serving Up the Smile Factor: 5 Ways to Leverage Likeability and Increase Lunchroom Sales
Research shows that people prefer to say “yes” to individuals they know and like1,2. Likability is the best predictor of success for ad campaigns3 and has been a consistent indicator of the outcome of presidential elections4
Peas before Pizza: Why Food Order Matters in the Lunch Line
Have 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 …
Nutritional Gatekeepers: Begin a Journey to Healthy Eating
A “nutritional gatekeeper” is the person who acquires and prepares food for the family. A child’s nutritional gatekeeper, often his or her mother, can have the largest impact on the child’s long-term nutrition consumption (Wansink).
The nutritional gatekeeper was first …
The Frazer Eagle Café- Smarter Lunchroom Makeover Soars in Syracuse
It’s a bird, it’s a plane- no, it’s the Frazer Eagle Café! – the first of its kind in the 28-building urban district- and its kids are soaring over the awesome new “café”. Colorful, healthy food and activity choice “artwork” …
Habits that Help: How to Utilize Our Food-Choice Biases to Improve Nutrition
Eating 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 …
How to Help Your Child Make Healthy Food Choices
Healthy eating creates healthy children
- Healthy eating is important for strong bones, teeth, muscles and a healthy heart.
- Helping your child make healthy food choices can help them maintain a healthy weight and stay healthy throughout their lives.
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The Power of Preordering to Improve Food Choice
A school cafeteria can feature delicious smells, eye-catching snacks, and distracting friends—all of which can lead a hungry student to select less healthy choices when buying lunch. However, preordering meals ahead of time (such as at the start of the …