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From the Academy| Volume 116, ISSUE 7, P1187-1192, July 2016

How Community Food Banks Support School Breakfast: Strategies Used and Lessons Learned

Published:March 05, 2016DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2016.01.013
How Community Food Banks Support School Breakfast: Strategies Used and Lessons Learned
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      Breakfast eating among children has been linked to a variety of positive outcomes such as reduced body mass index,
      • Niemeier H.M.
      • Raynor H.A.
      • Lloyd-Richardson E.E.
      • Rogers M.L.
      • Wing R.R.
      Fast food consumption and breakfast skipping: Predictors of weight gain from adolescence to adulthood in a nationally representative sample.
      J Adolesc Health. 2006; 39: 842-849
      improved cognitive function and academic performance,
      • Wesnes K.A.
      • Pincock C.
      • Scholey A.
      Breakfast is associated with enhanced cognitive function in schoolchildren. An Internet based study.
      Appetite. 2012; 59: 646-649
      , 
      • Pivik R.T.
      • Tennal K.B.
      • Chapman S.D.
      • Gu Y.
      Eating breakfast enhances the efficiency of neural networks engaged during mental arithmetic in school-aged children.
      Physiol Behav. 2012; 106: 548-555
      , 
      • Benton D.
      • Jarvis M.
      The role of breakfast and a midmorning snack on the ability of children to concentrate at school.
      Physiol Behav. 2007; 90: 382-385
      , 
      • Kleinman R.E.
      • Hall S.
      • Green H.
      • et al.
      Diet, breakfast, and academic performance in children.
      Ann Nutr Metab. 2002; 46: 24-30
      , 

      Littlecott HJ, Moore GF, Moore L, Lyons RA, Murphy S. Association between breakfast consumption and educational outcomes in 9-11-year old children. Public Health Nutr. Epub ahead of print 2015 Nov 15.

      and improved psychological well-being and behavior in school.
      • Brown J.L.
      • Beardslee W.H.
      • Prothrow-Stith D.
      Impact of School Breakfast on Children’s Health and Learning: An Analysis of the Scientific Research.
      Sodexo Foundation, Gaithersburg, MD2008
      http://www.sodexofoundation.org/hunger_us/newsroom/studies/studies/schoolbreakfast.asp
      Despite the known benefits, it has been reported that up to one-third of school-aged children do not eat breakfast.
      • Rampersaud G.C.
      • Pereira M.A.
      • Girard B.L.
      • Adams J.
      • Metzl J.D.
      Breakfast habits, nutritional status, body weight, and academic performance in children and adolescents.
      J Am Diet Assoc. 2005; 105: 743-760
      To improve access to breakfast, the federal School Breakfast Program was authorized to provide free or low-cost breakfast to children living in households at or below 185% of the federal poverty level.

      US Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. School breakfast program: Fact sheet, 2013. http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/SBPFactSheet.pdf. Accessed November 3, 2015.

      Unfortunately, a variety of barriers continue to prevent the School Breakfast Program from reaching all eligible students.

      Ritchie LD, Rosen NJ, Fenton K, Au LE, Goldstein LH, Shimada T. School breakfast policy is associated with dietary intake of fourth- and fifth-grade students [published online ahead of print September 30, 2015]. J Acad Nutr Diet. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2015.08.020.

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        • Raynor H.A.
        • Lloyd-Richardson E.E.
        • Rogers M.L.
        • Wing R.R.
        Fast food consumption and breakfast skipping: Predictors of weight gain from adolescence to adulthood in a nationally representative sample.
        J Adolesc Health. 2006; 39: 842-849
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        • Scholey A.
        Breakfast is associated with enhanced cognitive function in schoolchildren. An Internet based study.
        Appetite. 2012; 59: 646-649
        View in Article
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        • Tennal K.B.
        • Chapman S.D.
        • Gu Y.
        Eating breakfast enhances the efficiency of neural networks engaged during mental arithmetic in school-aged children.
        Physiol Behav. 2012; 106: 548-555
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        • Jarvis M.
        The role of breakfast and a midmorning snack on the ability of children to concentrate at school.
        Physiol Behav. 2007; 90: 382-385
        View in Article
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        • Hall S.
        • Green H.
        • et al.
        Diet, breakfast, and academic performance in children.
        Ann Nutr Metab. 2002; 46: 24-30
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        Impact of School Breakfast on Children’s Health and Learning: An Analysis of the Scientific Research.
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      9. US Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service. School breakfast program: Fact sheet, 2013. http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/SBPFactSheet.pdf. Accessed November 3, 2015.

        View in Article

      10. Ritchie LD, Rosen NJ, Fenton K, Au LE, Goldstein LH, Shimada T. School breakfast policy is associated with dietary intake of fourth- and fifth-grade students [published online ahead of print September 30, 2015]. J Acad Nutr Diet. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2015.08.020.

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      Biography

      A. Knoblock-Hahn is a project specialist, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation, Chicago, IL.

      Biography

      K. Brown is chief global nutrition strategy officer, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation, Chicago, IL.

      Biography

      L. Medrow is a project specialist consultant, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation, Kansas City, KS.

      Biography

      A. Murphy is a consultant, Healthy Kids Evaluation Services, Harrietta, MI.

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      Published online: March 05, 2016

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      STATEMENT OF POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2016.01.013

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