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[StephanieVanbryce]

A new study [ http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/chi.2014.0038 ] published Monday in the journal Childhood Obesity shows that students get used to the new lunches with time. According to The Boston Globe, the study found [ http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2014/07/21/students-eventually-adapt-more-nutritious-school-lunches-survey-finds/80j8SinQWkgF2yLy2cblpO/story.html ] that "over time, children adapt and tolerate school lunches just as much as in the old days":

As politicians debate whether to keep the new federal school lunch standards or grant temporary waivers for districts that are losing money, a new study suggests that over time, children adapt and tolerate school lunches just as much as in the old days.

In a survey of 557 school administrators nationwide, researchers found that about half of respondents reported that elementary, middle, and high schools complained at first about the switch to whole wheat bread, plain low-fat milk, salads, and fresh fruit -- and away from chocolate milk, pizza, and French fries. But 70 percent of the school administrators, who included principals and food service providers, said student acceptance of the meals had increased over time and their students now largely like the lunches.



The survey, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, was conducted in the spring of 2013, about six months after the full set of standards went into effect. Results were published Monday in the journal Childhood Obesity.

Education Week also reported[ http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2014/07/21/37lunches.h33.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS1 ] on the new study, citing previous reports that "levels [of plate waste] are not higher than they were before the standards were adopted". More Details at the link - http://mediamatters.org/blog/2014/07/22/new-study-contradicts-conservative-medias-attac/200173

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