Pre-Ordering Systems Encourage Healthier Choices in School Lunchrooms

Approximately 31 million children enroll in the National School Lunch Program and nearly 1/3 of children between the ages of 6 and 19 are considered obese. What if the school food environment made healthy food choices easier for children? One overlooked scalable alternative involves students pre-ordering their lunch. In this study, we examine whether having students pre-order their lunch improves the nutrition of school lunch selection and consumption.

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Authors:	Hanks, Andrew S. ; Just, David R. ; Wansink, Brian
Institutions:	Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University

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Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 2012-04 6 pages
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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