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A rotten deal for schools?: an assessment of states’ success with the National School Lunch Program’s in-kind food benefit

Peterson, Cora (2011) A rotten deal for schools?: an assessment of states’ success with the National School Lunch Program’s in-kind food benefit. Food Policy, 36 (5). pp. 588-596. ISSN 0306-9192

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Identification Number: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2011.07.006

Abstract

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is one of the United States' largest domestic food aid programs. The NSLP provides states with both cash and commodity foods for school meals. This research assessed the success of the school commodity program by comparing states' available annual funding to the value of foods that states actually received from 2001 to 2009. Results indicate that an in-kind food funding system is not desirable for schools; states failed to receive entitled commodity food value in most years, resulting in annual funding losses for schools of $35-87 million. Inconsistent funding inhibits schools' ability to improve meals and, ultimately, child nutrition outcomes. In light of these results, it is recommended that a cash benefit should replace the National School Lunch Program's commodity food program.

Item Type: Article
Official URL: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescriptio...
Additional Information: © 2011 Elsevier
Divisions: Social Policy
LSE Health
Subjects: E History America > E151 United States (General)
H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Date Deposited: 16 Aug 2011 08:05
Last Modified: 13 Sep 2024 23:06
URI: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/37858

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