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ERIC Number: EJ554478
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-8543
Effects of Pre-portioned and Family-style Food Service on Preschool Children's Food Intake and Waste at Snacktime.
Branen, Laurel; Fletcher, Janice; Myers, Linda
Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v12 n1 p88-95 Fall-Win 1997
Studied differences in food intake, waste, and time required for eating when young children are served by preportioned or family-style food service. Found intake of children fed family style was significantly greater, and no significant differences were found in the mean portions of waste or in the time required to eat. (Author)
Descriptors: Day Care, Day Care Centers, Eating Habits, Food, Food Service, Nutrition, Preschool Children, Time, Time Management
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Child Care Food Program; Food Consumption; Food Selection; Food Waste; Portion Sizes; Snacks