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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Students at a Seattle Elementary School Love Their Fruits and Vegetables
January 27, 2009 | Program Result
In the cafeteria and the classroom, a nutritionist teaches students at T.T. Minor Elementary School about healthy eating and encourages them to eat the fruits and vegetables that are available throughout the school day.
Nutrition-Labeling Regulation Impacts on Restaurant Environments
November 1, 2012 | Journal Article
A restaurant nutrition-labeling regulation was accompanied by some, but not uniform, improvements in two counties—one regulated and one nonregulated.
Seattle-Area Affordable Housing Community Planting Gardens, Building Sidewalks
November 22, 2011 | Story
Winning Strategies in the Fight Against Childhood Obesity.
Impact of School District Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Policies on Student Beverage Exposure and Consumption in Middle Schools
September 1, 2009 | Journal Article
This study, part of a supplement presenting a series of obesity-related studies, found that students in Washington state school districts with more precise regulations of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) consumed less SSBs.
Teaming Up to Address Childhood Obesity in Rural Washington State
January 14, 2009 | Program Result
The Washington Health Foundation funded three projects in rural areas of Washington State that addressed childhood obesity by changing policy, the environment or individual behavior. RWJF provided a matching grant.
Seattle/King County, Wash.
December 2, 2008 | Story
Seattle/King County, Wash. community is among 50 sites making changes in national initiative to prevent obesity.
Games for Health
May 6, 2008 | Video/Story
Connecting the worlds of video games and health, with positive results.