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School feeding  

Definition

  • Provision of meals or snacks at school; other uses of food for the achievement of educational outcomes including 'take-home' food rations provided as economic incentives to families (or foster families, or other child care institutions) in return for a child's regular attendance at school; food provided to adults or youth who attend literacy or vocational training programmes; food for pre-school activities with an educational component. These activities may help reduce children's hunger during the school day if provision of food/meals contains bioavailable nutrients to address specific nutrition needs and have nutrition expected outcomes in school children, or if the rationale mainstream nutrition or expected outcome is nutrition-linked.

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  • 11250

Identifier

  • 11250

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https://vocabulary.oneofftech.xyz/CRS/11250

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