Meeting school food standards – students’ food choice and free school meals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15091645 |
|---|---|
| Authors | H Ensaff (0000-0003-4582-5244, University of Sheffield, corresponding author), Jean Russell (0000-0002-4174-7210, University of Sheffield), Margo E Barker (0000-0002-1016-5787, University of Sheffield) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 2162-2168 |
| Publication date | 2013-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980012005575 |
| PMID | 23317520 |
| OpenAlex | W2163096773 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 24 |
Objective To examine students’ school food choice in relation to school food standards and entitlement to free school meals (FSM). Design Cross-sectional analysis of students’ school food choices. Setting Two large secondary schools in Yorkshire, England. Subjects Students ( n 2660) aged 11–18 years. Results Sandwiches and pizza were the most popular main food items: 40·4 % and 31·2 %, respectively, in School A; 48·3 % and 27·3 %, respectively, in School B. More nutritionally valuable ‘dishes of the day’ accounted for 8·7 % and 8·3 % of main foods for School A and School B, respectively. FSM students were more likely ( P P v . non-FSM students (School A: FSM 15·67 %, non-FSM 7·11 %; School B: FSM 19·42 %, non-FSM 5·17 %). Conclusions Despite the availability of nutritionally valuable dishes of the day, the most popular food items were sandwiches, pizza and desserts. FSM students were more likely to choose the more nutritionally valuable dish of the day. School food standards should be reassessed in light of students’ preferences
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| Citations per year | 0.46 |
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |