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Dairy Council Digest Archives

SCHOOL BREAKFAST: IMPROVING STUDENTS’ MINDS & BODIES
Volume 79, Number 2 March/April 2008
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RELATED RESOURCES

• Dairy and School Wellness (under Tools for Schools).
• The Role of the School Environment in Contributing to Children’s Wellness. Dairy Council Digest 77(1), 2006.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

National Dairy Council® assumes the responsibility for this publication. However, we would like to acknowledge the help and suggestions of the following reviewers in its preparation:

• Madeleine Levin, MPH
  Senior Policy Analyst
  Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
  Washington, DC
  
• Patricia Mouser, RD, LD, SNS
  Director, Midland Independent School District-Child Nutrition Services
  Midland, TX

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Table of Contents:

• Summary

• Introduction

• About the School Breakfast Program

• Why Breakfast is Important for Children

• Efforts to Increase Participation in the School Breakfast Program

• Conclusion

• References