Nutrition by the Numbers: Breakfast, Fast Food, Sugary Drinks, Fruits and Veggies
The saying goes that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and multiple studies provide evidence that good breakfast habits in children and youth are associated with improved cognitive functioning, mood and school attendance.
Yet only 62 percent of California public school students in seventh, ninth, and eleventh grades, and in non-traditional schools, reported in a survey that they had eaten breakfast in the past day. More boys than girls said that they had breakfast, and Asian and white students reported the highest percentages (70%) and Latino students the lowest (58%). These 2011-13 data, the latest available, were just published on kidsdata.org.
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Data also are available on child and youth consumption of sugary drinks, eating fast food and numbers of servings of fruits and vegetables.
As the public focus on healthful eating increases, many school districts are striving to improve the quality of the food they offer students. Data from a just-released California School Climate Survey indicate whether teachers, administrators, and other staff say that their school provides healthy food choices. For California schools overall, 59 percent of those surveyed either agreed or strongly agreed (42.5% and 16.5%, respectively).
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Helpful Links
Action for Healthy Kids
BreakfastFirst, California Food Policy Advocates
California Center for Public Health Advocacy
California Food Policy Advocates
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services & U.S. Department of Agriculture
Food Research and Action Center
Healthy Meals Resource System: School Nutrition Environment and Wellness Resources, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Let's Move: America's Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids
Local School Wellness Policy Resources, California Department of Education
Nutrition in Children and Adolescents Resource Guide, Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University
Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Strategic Alliance for Healthy Food and Activity Environments, Prevention Institute
Map the Meal Gap: Child Food Insecurity, Feeding America
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC National Center for Health Statistics
SNAP-Ed County Profiles 2014, California Department of Public Health
USDA Economic Research Service: Food Environment Atlas
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Students Who Ate Breakfast in Past Day (Student Reported)
Years: 2011-13
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