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The Food, Research, and Action Center also deemed the act as successful. The organization included the improvement in food quality as one of the wins of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. [41] They mentioned how the new standards increased the amount of healthy foods, ranging from fruits and vegetables to whole grain. [41]
Among low-income children, the marginal food insecurity rate of those with access to the School Breakfast Program is lower than that of those children without access to the program. [1] This increase in food security has not been shown to have significant long-term health benefits, but it does have a positive impact on education.
Nutrition education promotes healthy-eating and exercise behaviors. [3] The work of nutrition educators takes place in colleges, universities and schools, government agencies, cooperative extension, communications and public relations firms, the food industry, voluntary and service organizations and with other reliable places of nutrition and health education information. [2]
The McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (IFEP) is a food aid program authorized in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (P.L. 107–171, Sec. 3107, known as the 2002 Farm Bill) which provides for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities and associated financial and technical assistance to carry out preschool and school feeding programs ...
In the United States, the Global Food for Education Initiative (GFEI) was a pilot project, launched in fiscal year 2000, which used the donation of surplus agricultural commodities under Section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (P.L. 89-439, as amended) to support a global school feeding program.
The Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) is a program of the Cooperative Extension System that operates in all 50 states and U.S. territories. Started in 1969, its purpose is to provide low-income individuals, particularly youth and families with young children, with the knowledge, skills, and desire to adopt and maintain a nutritious diet.
International youth ages 8 to 16 who have completed a substantial project to aid environmental sustainability apply each year. A panel of judges including experts in environmental science, biology, and education determines the year’s top achievers by age group and awards a prize to the winners.
The Journal of Food Science Education was an online peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Institute of Food Technologists (Chicago, Illinois). It was established in 2002 as the first scientific electronic journal of the Institute that was published online only. Its main focus was the education methods involved in food science and ...