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Meal Preparation and Service. A Research Brief about School Year 2022-2023

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Title: Meal Preparation and Service. A Research Brief about School Year 2022-2023
Language: English
Authors: Brett Eiffes, Veronica Severn, Liana Washburn, Kate Schroeder, Kevin Conway, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) (USDA), Mathematica
Source: US Department of Agriculture. 2025.
Availability: US Department of Agriculture. 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250. Web site: http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 4
Publication Date: 2025
Contract Number: 12319819A0009/12319819F0162
Document Type: Reports - Research
Descriptors: Food Service, Lunch Programs, Breakfast Programs, Administrator Attitudes, Nutrition, Students with Disabilities, Barriers, Food
Abstract: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program to provide nutritious school meals to children. State agencies administer the school meal programs in each State and Territory through agreements with local school food authorities (SFAs). SFAs are responsible for the school meal programs in one or more schools, so they are important sources of information about meal preparation and service. This brief presents findings from an online survey of a nationally representative group of 1,100 SFAs about the methods they used to prepare and serve meals during school year (SY) 2022-2023. The questions focused on: (1) standardized recipes; (2) scratch and speed-scratch cooking; (3) protein variety; and (4) meal accommodations for students with disabilities.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2026
Accession Number: ED680618
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program to provide nutritious school meals to children. State agencies administer the school meal programs in each State and Territory through agreements with local school food authorities (SFAs). SFAs are responsible for the school meal programs in one or more schools, so they are important sources of information about meal preparation and service. This brief presents findings from an online survey of a nationally representative group of 1,100 SFAs about the methods they used to prepare and serve meals during school year (SY) 2022-2023. The questions focused on: (1) standardized recipes; (2) scratch and speed-scratch cooking; (3) protein variety; and (4) meal accommodations for students with disabilities.