Author: Emerson Reid and Prof. Vencie B. Allida, PhD (Northern Caribbean University, Jamaica)
Abstract: The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is the second largest meal program in the United States, operating in Elementary, Secondary and not for profit private schools. The goals and objectives of the NSLP is to provide free, healthy, nutritious and balanced meals to students each school day so they can develop into healthy adults. This study sought to assess whether the goals and objectives of the NSLP were being met. A mixed method with a convergent design was employed with a sample of 30 students and 2 staff. Findings revealed that majority of students believed that meals served are healthy, nutritious and balanced and are served timely. Majority of the respondents indicated that staff and servers in the school cafeteria are friendly and accommodating. It can be deduced from the findings that the school met the objectives of the program to a great extent but there is room for improvement since there are students who were served with nutritional foods but still did not consume portions of it. It is therefore recommended that the school incorporate healthy eating habits in the school’s curriculum including health education and promotions, which can help to boost consumption and increase the nutritional intake of vital nutrients in students.
Congratulations Mr. Emerson Reid and Professor Vencie Allida. Great job. I am inspired.
Hoping that I will be able to collaborate with both of you.
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Excellent work produced by my classmate Emerson Reid and my Prof. Vencie B. Allida, PhD, I find this work to be very insightful and informative.