National School Lunch Program The purpose of this study was to exami

All collected data were cross-tabulated by the frequency with which students participated in the school lunch program (not at all, once to twice per week, three to five times per week) and analyzed using descriptive statistics (computation of frequencies, percentages, measures of central tendency, and measures of variability). These descriptive analyses revealed the following:

1. Most of the sample consisted of female ninth graders between 14 and 16 years of age with age rising slightly with frequency of participation in the program.

2. All students who participated in the NSLP tended to provide high satisfaction ratings for the lunch service overall, the flavor of the food, the appearance of the staff, their friendliness and the extent to which they treated students with respect, the general ambiance of the lunch room, the nose levels (kept low) and the fact that he program offered special theme days. Nutrition-related components received the lowest ratings.

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as given to the fact that the information on the calories contained in food was available to students. For the students who ate school lunch between 3 - 5 times per week, the highest satisfaction ratings were observed for posting nutrition information on products. Table 4 Satisfaction Ratings Observed Nutrition _________________________________________________________________ Low = 1 Number of School Lunches Eaten Per Week High = 7 1-2 per week 3-5 per week All Mean N Mean N Mean N ITEMS Information on fat contained in food is available 3.46 13 3.20 94 3.33 107 Information on calories contained in food is available 4.40 10 3.71 92 4.06 102 Nutrition information posted on products 3.94 17 3.74 89 3.84 106 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Overall Satisfaction 3.81 17 3.62 110 3.72 127 ----------------------------------------------------------------- __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sati
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