title: Impact of Fruit Smoothies on Adolescent Fruit Consumption at School.
abstract: We examine the impact of serving fruit smoothies during school breakfast on fruit consumption among middle school and high school students. We draw on observational plate-waste data over a 10-week period during which fruit smoothies were introduced for breakfast at two Utah schools. Our total sample includes 2,760 student-day observations. We find that the fraction of students eating a full serving of whole fruit increased from 4.3% to 45.1%. As such, school districts should consider offering fruit smoothies as part of a set of interventions designed to increase fruit consumption at school.
authors.affiliation: Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA.
authors.forename: Dylan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.affiliation: Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA joseph_price@byu.edu.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Price
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001628:Beverages; D004032:Diet / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005638:Fruit; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012574:Schools / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: breakfast; fruit; school nutrition