Food Assistance Research Brief—Competitive Foods: Soft Drinks vs. Milk
By Biing-Hwan Lin and Katherine Ralston
Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Report No. (FANRR34-7) 3 pp,
July 2003
"Competitive foods"—those available in schools in addition to USDA-provided school meals—have lower nutritional quality than school meals. This report reviews current information on the impact of competitive foods in school meal programs and presents a case study on competition between milk and soft drinks.
Keywords: National School Lunch Program, NSLP, School Breakfast Program, SBP, welfare, anti-poverty programs, food assistance programs, nutrition, dietary and health effects, poor families, ERS, USDA
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Updated date: July 15, 2003
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