Title page for ETD etd-02132009-172645
|Type of Document
||Fortune, Joanne C.
||Teenage attitudes/practices toward the School Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program at James Monroe High School, Fredericksburg, Virginia
||Master of Science
||Human Nutrition and Foods
|Korslund, Mary K.
|Blackmon, Margaret V.
|Southard, Douglas R.
|Thye, Forrest W.
- school nutrition programs
|Date of Defense
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SSP) operate
daily in the nation's schools providing nutritious meals to children. These federally
sponsored programs operate with the goal of providing nutritious meals for children so as to
safeguard their health and well-being. Although participation rates in the school nutrition
programs vary according to locality it has been shown that as students progressed in grade
level and age participation in the school nutrition programs declined. This study identified
the attitudes and practices of teenage students toward the school nutrition programs and
evaluated if these attitudes had an affect on participation. Teenagers from a Fredericksburg,
Virginia school were questioned using a survey format as the research tool. Students
believed (77%) that the SBP and the NSLP should continue and they responded that these
programs insured that they ate meals. Teenagers receiving free or reduced priced meals
showed attitudes more favorable toward the programs while students paying a full price
were more inclined to express dissatisfaction. Respondents did not view the school menu
as "healthy" (58%). Eating at school provided an opportunity to socialize with friends
which was an important aspect of eating at school for these students. Teenagers
expressed an avid interest in learning about nutrition (70%) yet, they did not choose food
according to nutritional content (70%). Teens found eating breakfast and lunch meals made
them feel better physically and helped them concentrate on their school work (55%).
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