School Snacks and Drinks
Competitive Foods
The foods and beverages schools offer outside of meal programs are often called competitive foods because they compete with school meals for students' spending.
Nutrition
From Healthy Eating Research
Snacking in Children: The Role of Urban Corner Stores
More than half of the students in this Philadelphia study shopped at corner stores once daily, five days per week. Chips, candy, and sugary drinks were the most frequently purchased items.
From Healthy Eating Research
The Negative Impact of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages on Children’s Health
Over nearly the past 30 years, U.S. children and adolescents have dramatically increased their consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, including soda, fruit drinks and punches, and sports drinks.
From Healthy Eating Research
Teens Purchase Fewer Sugary Drinks After Seeing In-Store Calorie Signage
Teenagers purchased fewer sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages after seeing calorie information on signs posted in convenience stores.
From Healthy Eating Research
Consumption of Sports Drinks by Children and Adolescents
In the middle of a national obesity epidemic, many sports drinks sold in the United States contain high amounts of sugar, adding more calories to youths’ diets.
3 p.m. to Bedtime: Crunch Time for Children and Obesity
Crunch Time: Challenges and Solutions
A poll reveals that many parents face a variety of barriers to helping their children lead healthy lives, especially during the "crunch time" from 3 p.m. to bedtime.
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Sprouting Healthy Kids Promotes Local Produce and Healthy Eating Behavior in Austin, Texas, Middle Schools
October 8, 2010 | Program Result Report
The Sustainable Food Center partnered with six middle schools in Austin, Texas, to implement a program to increase children's knowledge of the food system, their consumption of fruits and vegetables and their access to local farm produce.
Kids and Adults Together After School
September 21, 2009 | Program Result Report
The OASIS mission is to enrich the lives of mature adults by engaging them in lifelong learning and service programs so they can learn, lead and contribute in their communities.
Communities Creating Healthy Environments: Improving Access to Healthy Foods and Safe Places to Play in Communities of Color
National Program
To build state and national momentum to reverse the epidemic of childhood obesity through strategic investment in those communities most affected.
El Paso Group Teaches Kids to Eat Healthier
September 7, 2011 | Story
Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.
Texas Childhood Obesity Prevention Policy Evaluation (T-COPPE)
September 1, 2011 | Report/Evaluation
This brief provides select preliminary research results, preliminary analyses, and policy implications for the implementation of the national Safe Routes to School program in Texas.
Senate Bill 42
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
Texas Senate Bill 42 (SB42), enacted in 2005, directed the state's middle schools to strengthen institutional responsibility for the health of their students. This study assessed whether a representative sample of middles schools were adhering to SB42.
The Impact of the Texas Public School Nutrition Policy on Student Food Selection and Sales in Texas
April 1, 2009 | Journal Article
The statewide impact of the 2004 Texas Public School Nutrition Policy on foods and beverages served or sold in schools was the focus of this study.
When a State Changes Nutrition Policy, What's the Effect on Student Food Choices and Sales?
March 1, 2009 | Program Result Report
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine analyzed the impact of changes in state nutrition policy that were designed to restrict high fat/sugar foods, reduce portion sizes and eliminate candy and fried foods in Texas public schools.
Childhood Obesity Prevention in Texas
January 1, 2009 | Report
The present report summarizes the information gathered at a workshop held February 5?6, 2009 by the Standing Committee on Childhood Obesity Prevention, run by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), in Austin, Texas.