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Plate Waste in School Nutrition Programs: Final Report to Congress

  • by Jean C. Buzby and Joanne Guthrie
  • 3/14/2002
  • EFAN-02-009

Overview

This report examines the level of plate waste in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and information on strategies to reduce it. Strategies examined include using the offer vs. serve provision for meal service, rescheduling lunch hours, improving the quality of food, tailoring serving sizes to student appetites, and providing nutrition education.

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