Food Waste is Reduced when Elementary-School Children Have Recess before Lunch

• Published in: Journal of the American Dietetic Association Vol. 96; no. 9; pp. 906 - 908
• Main Authors: GETLINGER, MARY JANE, LAUGHLIN, CAROL V.T, BELL, ELIZABETH, AKRE, CHRISTINE, ARJMANDI, BAHRAM H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.1996; Elsevier Science Publishers; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: ALIMENTACION DEL NINO; ALIMENTATION DE L'ENFANT; Behavior; CAPACIDAD MENTAL; CAPACITE MENTALE; Child; CHILD FEEDING; Child, Preschool; CONSOMMATION ALIMENTAIRE; CONSUMO DE ALIMENTOS; DECHET ALIMENTAIRE; DESECHOS ALIMENTARIOS; ENFANT EN AGE SCOLAIRE; ESTRUCTURA SOCIAL; Exercise - physiology; Feeding Behavior - physiology; Female; Food and nutrition; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SERVICE; Food Services - economics; Food Services - organization & administration; Food Services - standards; FOOD WASTES; Health aspects; HUMAN NUTRITION; Humans; LEARNING ABILITY; LOISIR; Male; Meals; MENTAL ABILITY; national school lunch program; NINOS DE EDAD ESCOLAR; NUTRICION HUMANA; NUTRITION HUMAINE; NUTRITION POLICIES; NUTRITIONAL ADEQUACY; PLATE WASTE; POLITICA NUTRICIONAL; POLITIQUE NUTRITIONNELLE; Recesses; RECREACION; RECREATION; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; RESTAURATION COLLECTIVE; Schedules; SCHOOL CHILDREN; School lunches; School lunchrooms, cafeterias, etc; SERVICIOS DE ALIMENTACION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE SOCIALE; Students; TEMPS; TIEMPO; TIME; Time Factors; United States; United States Department of Agriculture; United States
• ISSN: 0002-8223; 2212-2672; 1878-3570; 2212-2680
• DOI: 10.1016/S0002-8223(96)00245-3

Getlinger et al conducted a study of first through third graders to determine whether scheduling lunch after recess, instead of before recess, would result in less plate waste. Results indicate that children who have recess before lunch are less distracted and are ready to eat.