Alternate lunch patterns in high schools. II. Student and foodstaff reactions.
Reactions to alternate menu patterns used in high school lunches were measured. Students rated food in Basic 4 and free-choice patterns more positively than Type A. The environment in the lunchroom was not rated differently with different menu patterns. Based on overall student reactions, the free-choice pattern was preferred. School lunch managers found the free-choice pattern more difficult to serve because of reimbursement and pricing problems but felt there was less plate waste and better student response with this system.
D000288:Administrative Personnel; D003258:Consumer Behavior; D004777:Environment; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences; D005522:Food Services / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D012574:Schools; D012737:Sex Factors