Promising Strategies to Increase Student Participation in School Meals

The aim of this research brief is to highlight and summarize rigorous evidence from a new systematic review on strategies that increase school meal participation. These strategies have been shown to drive meaningful improvements in participation, require minimal funding, and are a low burden to implement, making them feasible strategies for school districts or states seeking to increase participation in school
meals. The research found strong evidence that alternative breakfast models, such as breakfast in the classroom or grab-and-go breakfast, and restrictions on sales of snack foods and beverages can increase school meal participation.

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