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Child Nutrition Studies Archive

Data Matching in the National School Lunch Program: 2005 - December 2006

Report Summary (corrected January 2007) (39 KB)

Volume 1: Final Report (revised February 2007) (1.3 MB)

Volume 2: Select Case Studies (809 KB)

Approaches to Direct Certification and Direct Verification: Guide for State and Local Agencies (released April 2007)
(480 KB)

Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP): Assessment of Sponsor Tiering Determinations - December 2006

Analysis of Verification Summary Data School Year 2004-2005 (Corrected) - November 2006

Entire Report (114 KB)

Analysis of Summer Food Service Program and Food Needs of Nonparticipating Children - February 2006

Accuracy of SFA Processing of School Lunch Applications – Regional Office Review of Applications (RORA) 2005 - December 2005

Entire Report (41 KB)

Preliminary Report on the Feasibility of Computer Matching in the National School Lunch Program - January 2005

Executive Summary (61 KB)

Entire Report (503 KB)

Evaluation of the School Breakfast Pilot Project: Final Report - December 2004

Executive Summary (60 KB)

Summary of Findings (371 KB)

Entire Report (572 KB)

Appendices A-H (2.05 MB)

Appendix I: Data Collection Instruments (144 KB)

Review of the research literature exploring the links between eating breakfast and learning

Measuring Competitive Foods in Schools - May 2004

Case Study of National School Lunch Program Verification Outcomes in Large Metropolitan School Districts - April 2004

Executive Summary (59 KB)

Entire Report (664 KB)

Evaluation of the 14 State Summer Food Service Program Pilot Project - April 2004

Executive Summary (51 KB)

Entire Report (915 KB)

Evaluation of the National School Lunch Program Application/Verification Pilot Projects

Volume I: Impacts on Deterrence, Barriers, and Accuracy - February 2004

Executive Summary (48 KB)

Entire Report (665 KB)

Volume II: Data Collection, Study Methods and Supplementary Tables on Certification Impacts - February 2004

Entire Report (1.04 MB)

Volume III: Impacts on Participation - August 2004

Entire Report (447 KB)

Volume IV: Analysis of Pilot Operations and Costs - August 2004

Entire Report (305 KB)

Volume V: Analysis of Applications - August 2004

Entire Report (674 KB)

Survey Instruments for NSLP Application/Verification Pilot Projects and Case Study of NSLP Outcomes in Large Metropolitan School Districts - May 2004

National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Certification Accuracy Research: Summary of Preliminary Findings - October 2003

Entire Report  (178 KB)

School Food Authority Administration of National School Lunch Program Free and Reduced Price Eligibility Determination - August 2003

Executive Summary (48 KB)

Entire Report (826 KB)

Evaluation of the School Breakfast Pilot Project: Findings from the First Year of Implementation - October 2002

Executive Summary (56 KB)

Summary of Finding (448 KB)

Entire Report (1.76 MB)

Appendix H (557 K)

National School Lunch Program Application/Verification Pilot Project: Report on First Year Experience - August 2002

Executive Summary (53 KB)

Entire Report (1.09 MB)

The School Meals Initiative Implementation Study: Third Year Report June 2002

Executive Summary (77 KB)

Entire Report (1.03 MB)

Availability of Fresh Produce in Nutrition Assistance Programs - May 2002

Executive Summary (44 KB)

Entire Report (234 KB)

School Lunch Salad Bars - April 2002

Executive Summary (52 KB)

Entire Report (321 KB)

National School Lunch Program Nutritional Content - January 2002

The School Meals Initiative Implementation Study: Second Year Report - July 2001

Executive Summary (73 KB)

Entire Report (2.11 MB)

The School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study - II: Final Report - July 2001 

Executive Summary (49 KB)

Entire Report (1.92 MB)

The School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study - II: Summary of FindingsJuly 2001  
(Note: This revision incorporates corrected values from the version published in January 2001. These corrections are minor and did not change any of the overall findings.)

Entire Report (199 KB)

Food for Thought: Children's Diets in the 1990'sMarch 2001  

This brief summary of the Children's Diets in the Mid-1990's and Changes in Children's Diets reports includes updated information to reflect new recommended levels for children of some nutrients.

Children's Diets in the Mid-1990's: Dietary Intake and its Relationship with School Meal Participation - January 2001

Executive Summary (57 KB)

Entire Report (755 KB)

Changes in Children's Diets: 1989-1991 to 1994-1996 - January 2001

The errata sheet should be downloaded by anyone who has downloaded the entire report or the executive summary prior to 7/22/03.

Errata Sheet (39.3 KB) 

Executive Summary (49 KB)

Entire Report (350 KB)

The School Meals Initiative Implementation Study: First Year Report - November 2000

Executive Summary (73 KB)

Entire Report (1.04 MB)

Study of Direct Certification in the National School Lunch Program - September 2000

Current Population Survey Analysis of NSLP Participation and Income - October 1999

Abstract (44 KB)

Entire Report (204 KB)

The Story of Team Nutrition: Executive Summary of the Pilot Study - July 1999

Entire Report (1.2 MB)

The School Food Purchase Study: Final Report - Executive Summary - October 1998

Entire Report (20.4 KB)

The School Food Purchase Study: Final Report - September 1998

Introduction and Chapters 1 and 2 (2.23 MB)

Chapters 3 and 4 (2.72 MB)

Chapter 5 (1.86 MB)

Chapters 6 and 7 (2.98 MB)

Appendices (2.38 MB)

The School Food Purchase Study: Statistical Appendices - September 1998

Introduction and Tables 1 and 2 (1.93 MB)

Tables 3 and 4 (2.80 MB)

Tables 5 and 6 (3.22 MB)

Tables 7 and 9 (2.26 MB)

Table 9 (1.74 MB)

Eating Breakfast: Effects of the School Breakfast Program - August 1998

Executive Summary (52 KB)

Entire Report (234 KB)

Evaluation of the Nutrient Standard Menu Planning Demonstration: Summary of Findings - August 1998

Entire Report (1.2 MB)

Early Childhood and Child Care Study: Summary of Findings - July 1997

Entire Report (720 KB)

Early Childhood and Child Care Study: Profile of Participants in the CACFP: Final Report Volume I - July 1997

Early Childhood and Child Care Study: Nutritional Assessment of the CACFP: Final Report Volume II - July 1997

Evaluation of the Nutrient Standard Menu Planning Demonstration: Findings from the Formative Evaluation - February 1997

Characteristics of National School Lunch and School Breakfast Participants - May 1996

Executive Summary (49 KB)

Entire Report (4.12 MB)

School Lunch Eligible Non-Participants: Final Report  - December 1994

School Lunch and Breakfast Cost Study: Final Report - October 1994

School Lunch and Breakfast Cost Study: Summary of Findings - October 1994

Entire Report (1.85 MB)

School Lunch and Breakfast Cost Study: Data Collection Instruments - October 1994

Entire Report (4.30 MB)

The School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study: Summary of Findings - October 1993

Entire Report (1.20 MB)

The School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study: School Food Service, Meals Offered, and Dietary Intakes - October 1993

The School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study: Data Collection and Sampling - October 1993

Entire Report (2.45 MB)

The School Nutrition Dietary Assessment Study: Dietary Intakes of Program Participants and Nonparticipants - October 1993

Child Nutrition Program Operations Study: Third Year Report - January 1993

Entire Report (5.18 MB)

Child Nutrition Program Operations Study: Second Year Report - June 1992

Chapters 1-6 (4.95 MB)

Chapter 7 (2.51 MB)

Chapter 8 and Appendices (3.65 MB)

Child Nutrition Meal Cost Methodology Study: Final Report - May 1992

Executive Summary (57 KB)

Chapters 1-4 (3.28 MB)

Appendices (2.52 MB)

Child  Nutrition Program Operations Study: First Year Report - August 1991

Study of Income Verification in the National School Lunch Program: Final Report - January 1990

Executive Summary (848 KB)

Chapters 1-3 (3.51 MB)

Chapters 4-7 (4.78 MB)

Appendices 1.1-2.2 (2.67 MB)

Appendices 2.3-2.5 (2.89 MB)

Last modified: 02/24/2013