Small prizes increase healthful food selection in a school cafeteria

Appetite ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 89 ◽  
pp. 305 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Siegel ◽  
M. Hudgens ◽  
K. Simmons ◽  
D. Denno ◽  
I. Bell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Selection ◽  
Healthful Food ◽  
School Cafeteria

Small Prizes Improve Food Selection in a School Cafeteria Without Increasing Waste

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle E. Hudgens ◽  
Allison S. Barnes ◽  
Mary Kate Lockhart ◽  
Samantha C. Ellsworth ◽  
Monna Beckford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Food Waste ◽  
Food Selection ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Preferred Foods ◽  
Cash Register ◽  
Significant Change ◽  
Healthful Food ◽  
School Cafeteria

We recently demonstrated that small prizes given for a “Power Plate” (plain fat-free milk, entrée, fruit and vegetable) can be used in an elementary school cafeteria to increase healthful food selection by over 300%. The purpose of this study was to measure changes in food waste when the Power Plate (PP) program is implemented. The PP intervention was conducted at an inner-city elementary school. Emoticons were placed next to the preferred foods and children were given a small prize if they selected the PP. Data were obtained by observation and cash register receipts. The trays of 111 students before the intervention and 96 after were examined for content and waste. PP selection increased from 2% to 73% ( P < .001). There was no significant change in waste. We conclude that small prizes as an incentive for better food selection does not lead to an increase food waste.

Small prizes increased healthful school lunch selection in a Midwestern school district

2016 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 370-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Siegel ◽  
Mary Kate Lockhart ◽  
Allison S. Barnes ◽  
Elizabeth Hiller ◽  
Roger Kipp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School District ◽  
Food Selection ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Intervention Period ◽  
Small School District ◽  
Combining Data ◽  
American Children ◽  
Healthful Food

As obesity has become a pressing health issue for American children, greater attention has been focused on how schools can be used to improve how students eat. Previously, we piloted the use of small prizes in an elementary school cafeteria to improve healthful food selection. We hoped to increase healthful food selection in all the elementary schools of a small school district participating in the United States Department of Agriculture Lunch Program by offering prizes to children who selected a Power Plate (PP), which consisted of an entrée with whole grains, a fruit, a vegetable, and plain low-fat milk. In this study, the PP program was introduced to 3 schools sequentially over an academic year. During the kickoff week, green, smiley-faced emoticons were placed by preferred foods, and children were given a prize daily if they chose a PP on that day. After the first week, students were given a sticker or temporary tattoo 2 days a week if they selected a PP. Combining data from the 3 schools in the program, students increased PP selection from 4.5% at baseline to 49.4% (p < 0.0001) during an intervention period of 2.5 school weeks. The school with the longest intervention period, 6 months, showed a PP selection increase of from 3.9% to 26.4% (p < 0.0001). In conclusion, giving small prizes as rewards dramatically improves short-term healthful food selection in elementary school children.

Demonstrating Nutrient Cost Gradients: A Brooklyn Case Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 84 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 244-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Karp ◽  
Gary Wong ◽  
Marguerite Orsi
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Energy Content ◽  
Food Selection ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Micronutrient Deficiencies ◽  
Caloric Density ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. Introduction: Foods dense in micronutrients are generally more expensive than those with higher energy content. These cost-differentials may put low-income families at risk of diminished micronutrient intake. Objectives: We sought to determine differences in the cost for iron, folate, and choline in foods available for purchase in a low-income community when assessed for energy content and serving size. Methods: Sixty-nine foods listed in the menu plans provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for low-income families were considered, in 10 domains. The cost and micronutrient content for-energy and per-serving of these foods were determined for the three micronutrients. Exact Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for comparisons of energy costs; Spearman rho tests for comparisons of micronutrient content. Ninety families were interviewed in a pediatric clinic to assess the impact of food cost on food selection. Results: Significant differences between domains were shown for energy density with both cost-for-energy (p < 0.001) and cost-per-serving (p < 0.05) comparisons. All three micronutrient contents were significantly correlated with cost-for-energy (p < 0.01). Both iron and choline contents were significantly correlated with cost-per-serving (p < 0.05). Of the 90 families, 38 (42 %) worried about food costs; 40 (44 %) had chosen foods of high caloric density in response to that fear, and 29 of 40 families experiencing both worry and making such food selection. Conclusion: Adjustments to USDA meal plans using cost-for-energy analysis showed differentials for both energy and micronutrients. These differentials were reduced using cost-per-serving analysis, but were not eliminated. A substantial proportion of low-income families are vulnerable to micronutrient deficiencies.

Modifikasi Resep Brownis Untuk Makanan Selingan Penderita Diabetes Mellitus

2017 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 140
Author(s):  
Setyowati Setyowati
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Food Selection ◽  
Diabetes Mellitus Patient ◽  
Fiber Content ◽  
Green Bean ◽  
Snack Food ◽  
Physical Quality ◽  
Organoleptic Quality ◽  
Red Bean

Background: The nutritional therapy management of diabetes mellitus patient lies in the proper diet and food selection arrangement. There is an eating recomendation (3 times for main food and 3 times of snackfood) that needed to be noted. One of the snack food that been allowed is brownie, as baked product and cake category. Modification on brownie recipe are needed to improve quality of the food. Objective: To understand a brownie recipe as snack food for diabetes mellitus patient based on physical quality, organoleptic quality, nutritional value and fiber content. Methods: The type of this research is an artificial experiment. The variables were modified brownie recipes; physical quality; organoleptic quality to colour, flavor, aroma, and texture; nutritional value, and fiber content. The subject of the study are 36 people with diabetes and 17 expert panelists. The object of this research is 3 kinds of brownie (red bean brownie, green bean brownie and peanut brownie). This research is conducted at Poltekkes Kemenkes Yogyakarta and Prolanis Organization in Puskemas Gamping 1 area, Sleman, Yogyakarta on February-September 2016. The data analysis of this research is done descriptively and analytically. Results: There is 3 brownie as modification results (green bean brownie, red bean brownie and peanut brownie). Those brownie have physical traits such as darker brown in colour, little bit sweet, have nutty flour aroma and little bit soft as a texture. Based on organoleptic quality, peanut brownie is the most preferred brownie. Based on analysis of chemical nutrition and fiber. Brownies tahat qualify the diet of people with diabetes mellitus is peanut brownie. Peanut brownie also been accepted by diabetes mellitus patient. Conclusion: Peanut brownie as modification results choosen as snack food alternatives for diabetes mellitus patient.

“My Roommates Would Laugh at me”: Young Males Reveal Embarrassment over Lack of Food Skills

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Kristen Simonds ◽  
Lucy Yixuan Zhang ◽  
June I. Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Food Safety ◽  
Parental Influence ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Food Selection ◽  
Young Men ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Solid Foundation ◽  
And Storage

Purpose: This descriptive qualitative study explored young males’ perceptions of food skills in 3 domains: food selection and planning, food preparation, and food safety and storage. Methods: Semi-structured interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analyzed using the constant comparative method. Results: Forty-four young men (aged 17–35) reported varying levels of food skills, from little/no confidence to very confident and skilled. Most participants learned food skills from their mothers. Greater involvement in food selection and planning at a young age appeared to be related to parental influence and encouragement, exposure to food skills at school, and interest in food-related activities, which, in turn, provided a solid foundation for being confident cooks as young adults. Most notable was the lack of knowledge about, or confidence in, food safety and storage. Young men with low self-perceived food skills were deeply embarrassed about this deficiency in front of peers who had higher levels of confidence and skills. Conclusions: Future interventions or curricula should emphasize food safety and storage. This research also illustrates the importance of the home environment in teaching food skills to youth and ensuring that food skills are taught well before young adults begin living independently.

The nutritional consequences of foraging in primates: the relationship of nutrient intakes to nutrient requirements

1991 ◽  
Vol 334 (1270) ◽  
pp. 161-170 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Selection ◽  
Nutrient Requirements ◽  
Nutrient Intakes ◽  
Protein Levels ◽  
Nutrient Density ◽  
High Nutrient ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
High Dietary Protein ◽  
Growth And Reproduction

Many studies have examined the proportion of time that primates devote to feeding on various types of food, but relatively little is known about the intake rates associated with each food. However, the nutritional consequences of foraging can only be interpreted by comparing nutrient intakes with estimated nutrient requirements. The energy available to primates from ingested foods will depend both on the composition of the food and the extent to which various constituents, including fibre fractions, are digested. Both human and non-human primates have relatively low requirements for protein as a consequence of slow growth rates, small milk yields and relatively dilute milk. Because the nutrient demands of growth and reproduction are spread out over time, it appears that primates do not need to seek out foods of particularly high nutrient density, except perhaps during weaning. Although food selection in some species of primates appears to be correlated with the protein concentration of foods, it is unlikely that high dietary protein levels are required, at least when foods of balanced amino acid composition (such as leaves) are included in the diet.

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