Power meals: Child care-provided meals are associated with improved child and family health (VIDEO)

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Lead author Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, PhD, MPH, recaps study results: kids with child care-provided meals were 30% less likely to live in food-insecure households, 39% less likely to be in fair or poor health, and 41% less likely to be admitted to the hospital from the ED, compared to those with parent-provided meals and snacks. The study also bolsters evidence of the benefits of child care feeding programs, specifically CACFP.

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Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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