View in EDS

An Apple a Day: The Impact of Healthier School Meals on Children in Jordan. Policy Research Working Paper 11208

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: An Apple a Day: The Impact of Healthier School Meals on Children in Jordan. Policy Research Working Paper 11208
Language: English
Authors: Simone Lombardini, Florence Kondylis, Benedetta Lerva, Jonas Heirman, Roshni Khincha, Hannah Uckat, World Bank, World Food Programme (WFP)
Source: World Bank. 2025.
Availability: World Bank Publications. 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433. Tel: 202-458-4500; Fax: 202-552-1500; Web site: http://www.worldbank.org/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 16
Publication Date: 2025
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
Early Childhood Education
Grade 3
Primary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Nutrition, Health Promotion, Eating Habits, Child Health, Elementary Schools, Lunch Programs, Program Effectiveness, Health Behavior, Grade 3, Attendance, Physical Activity Level, Fatigue (Biology), Attention, Academic Achievement
Geographic Terms: Jordan
Abstract: Poor nutritional choices and unhealthy behaviors are considered responsible for the rise in childhood overweight and obesity and may reinforce each other, creating a vicious cycle. This paper studies a primary school intervention designed to break the cycle early in life by replacing date bars with calorie-equivalent meals lower in sugar and fat. Leveraging the randomized pilot of a menu change in Jordan's national school feeding program, the study shows that children consuming the alternative meals spend 8 percent less money to buy processed snacks, are more physically active (0.1 standard deviation), and go to school one extra day per year.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: ED676609
Database: ERIC
FullText Text:
  Availability: 0
CustomLinks:
  – Url: https://eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED676609
    Name: ERIC Full Text
    Category: fullText
    Text: Full Text from ERIC
Header DbId: eric
DbLabel: ERIC
An: ED676609
AccessLevel: 3
PubType: Report
PubTypeId: report
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: An Apple a Day: The Impact of Healthier School Meals on Children in Jordan. Policy Research Working Paper 11208
– Name: Language
  Label: Language
  Group: Lang
  Data: English
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Simone+Lombardini%22">Simone Lombardini</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Florence+Kondylis%22">Florence Kondylis</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Benedetta+Lerva%22">Benedetta Lerva</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Jonas+Heirman%22">Jonas Heirman</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Roshni+Khincha%22">Roshni Khincha</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Hannah+Uckat%22">Hannah Uckat</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22World+Bank%22">World Bank</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22World+Food+Programme+%28WFP%29%22">World Food Programme (WFP)</searchLink>
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="SO" term="%22World+Bank%22"><i>World Bank</i></searchLink>. 2025.
– Name: Avail
  Label: Availability
  Group: Avail
  Data: World Bank Publications. 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433. Tel: 202-458-4500; Fax: 202-552-1500; Web site: http://www.worldbank.org/
– Name: PeerReviewed
  Label: Peer Reviewed
  Group: SrcInfo
  Data: N
– Name: Pages
  Label: Page Count
  Group: Src
  Data: 16
– Name: DatePubCY
  Label: Publication Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2025
– Name: TypeDocument
  Label: Document Type
  Group: TypDoc
  Data: Reports - Research
– Name: Audience
  Label: Education Level
  Group: Audnce
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="EL" term="%22Elementary+Education%22">Elementary Education</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="EL" term="%22Early+Childhood+Education%22">Early Childhood Education</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="EL" term="%22Grade+3%22">Grade 3</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="EL" term="%22Primary+Education%22">Primary Education</searchLink>
– Name: Subject
  Label: Descriptors
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Foreign+Countries%22">Foreign Countries</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Nutrition%22">Nutrition</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Health+Promotion%22">Health Promotion</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Eating+Habits%22">Eating Habits</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Child+Health%22">Child Health</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Elementary+Schools%22">Elementary Schools</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Lunch+Programs%22">Lunch Programs</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Program+Effectiveness%22">Program Effectiveness</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Health+Behavior%22">Health Behavior</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Grade+3%22">Grade 3</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Attendance%22">Attendance</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Physical+Activity+Level%22">Physical Activity Level</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Fatigue+%28Biology%29%22">Fatigue (Biology)</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Attention%22">Attention</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Academic+Achievement%22">Academic Achievement</searchLink>
– Name: Subject
  Label: Geographic Terms
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Jordan%22">Jordan</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Poor nutritional choices and unhealthy behaviors are considered responsible for the rise in childhood overweight and obesity and may reinforce each other, creating a vicious cycle. This paper studies a primary school intervention designed to break the cycle early in life by replacing date bars with calorie-equivalent meals lower in sugar and fat. Leveraging the randomized pilot of a menu change in Jordan's national school feeding program, the study shows that children consuming the alternative meals spend 8 percent less money to buy processed snacks, are more physically active (0.1 standard deviation), and go to school one extra day per year.
– Name: AbstractInfo
  Label: Abstractor
  Group: Ab
  Data: As Provided
– Name: DateEntry
  Label: Entry Date
  Group: Date
  Data: 2025
– Name: AN
  Label: Accession Number
  Group: ID
  Data: ED676609
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=eric&AN=ED676609
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Languages:
      – Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 16
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Foreign Countries
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Nutrition
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Health Promotion
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Eating Habits
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Child Health
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Elementary Schools
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Lunch Programs
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Program Effectiveness
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Health Behavior
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Grade 3
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Attendance
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Physical Activity Level
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Fatigue (Biology)
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Attention
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Academic Achievement
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Jordan
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: An Apple a Day: The Impact of Healthier School Meals on Children in Jordan. Policy Research Working Paper 11208
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: World Bank
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: World Food Programme (WFP)
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Simone Lombardini
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Florence Kondylis
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Benedetta Lerva
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Jonas Heirman
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Roshni Khincha
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Hannah Uckat
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 09
              Type: published
              Y: 2025
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: World Bank
              Type: main
ResultId 1