Spring 2004 - Volume 6
School Breakfast: More than nutrition!

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References

1. Minnesota Department of Education. Fast Break to Learning School Breakfast Program. 1999-2000 Executive Summary. A Report of the First-year Results of Fast Break to Learning. Roseville, MN: Minnesota Department of Children, Families, & Learning Food and Nutrition Service.
2. Minnesota Department of Education. Fast Break to Learning School Breakfast Program. Third Year Results 2001-2001. Executive Summary. https://fns.state.mn.us/FNSProg/PDFAllProg/Resources/FastBreakToLearn01_02.pdf
3. Murphy, JM, et al., Effects of a Universally Free, In-Classroom School Breakfast Program: Results from the Maryland Meals for Achievement Evaluation, Year 2 Interim Report, March 2000, and Initial Report, May 4, 1999. Classroom Breakfast. Helping Maryland Students Make the Grade. http://www.msde.state.md.us/programs/foodandnutrition/pdf/Making%20the%20Grade.PDF
4. Murphy JM, Pagano, ME, Bishop, S. Impact of a Universally Free, In-Classroom School Breakfast Program on Performance; Results from the Abell Foundation's Baltimore Breakfast Challenge Program Evaluation, Boston, Massachusetts General Hospital, 2001.
5. McLaughlin JE, Bernstein LS, Crepinsek MK, Murphy JM. October 2002. Evaluation of the School Breakfast Pilot Project: Findings from the First Year of Implementation. United States Department of Agriculture. Food and Nutrition Services Special Nutrition Programs. Report No. CN-02-SBP. http://www.fns.usda.gov/oane/MENU/Published/CNP/FILES/BreakfastYr1Sum.pdf
6. Nord M, Andrews M, Carlson S. Household Food Security in the United States, 2002. USDA Economic Research Service. Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Report Number 35.
7. Drewnowski A, Specter SE. Poverty and obesity: the role of energy density and energy costs. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Jan; 79(1):6-16. Review. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14684391
8. Center on Hunger and Poverty. June 2002. Heller School for Social Policy and Management Brandies University. The Consequences of Hunger and Food Insecurity for Children. Evidence from Recent Scientific Studies. http://www.centeronhunger.org/pdf/ConsequencesofHunger.pdf
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10. Jones SJ, Jahns L, Laraia BA, Haughton B. Lower risk of overweight in school-aged food insecure girls who participate in food assistance: results from the panel study of income dynamics child development supplement. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003 Aug;157(8):780-4. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12912784&dopt=Abstract
11. Albertson AM, Anderson GH, Crockett SJ, Goebel MT. Ready-to-eat cereal consumption: its relationship with BMI and nutrient intake of children aged 4 to 12 years. J Am Diet Assoc. 2003 Dec; 103(12):1613-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=14647087&dopt=Abstract
12. Kleinman RE, Hall S, Green H, Korzec-Ramirez D, Patton K, Pagano ME, Murphy JM. Diet, breakfast, and academic performance in children. Ann Nutr Metab. 2002;46 Suppl 1:24-30. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12428078&dopt=Abstract