Increasing Child Fruit and Vegetable Intake: Findings from the US Department of Agriculture Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Lauren E W OlshoSusan Bartlett

Abstract

Fewer than 10% of US children and adolescents consume the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetables (F/V). The US Department of Agriculture's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) is intended to increase child F/V consumption by funding low-income schools to distribute free fresh F/V snacks outside of school mealtimes. The evaluation assessed FFVP effects on student F/V consumption and total energy intake in and out of school. The evaluation employed a regression discontinuity design; that is, cross-sectional comparisons of a sample of students in schools just above and just below the FFVP funding cutoff for the program, which depended on the proportion of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. During the 2010-2011 school year within a randomly selected sample of states, we selected schools in closest proximity to each state-specific FFVP funding cutoff. Interviewers conducted 24-hour diary-assisted recall interviews to assess dietary intake among children in selected schools. Participants were 4,696 students (grades 4 to 6) from 214 elementary schools in 16 randomly selected states. Analysis proceeded via multivariate regression, comparing adjusted mean student intake in schools just above and just below the ...Continue Reading

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