How Environmental Interventions Influence Behavior in School Lunchrooms

"Implement new USDA regulations assigned school cafeterias.~1. Fruit or vegetable on every tray~2. Meet requirements for vegetable varieties~3. 50% of all grains must be whole grain~4. Milk must be 1% or skim; flavored milk must be skim"

"This marketing tool kit is designed to encourage purchasing of school lunches. The marketing tool kit included the following components:~1. 56''x72'' vinyl sign with the words \[school mascot\] Cafe~2. 8.5''x11'' signs describing the foods offered on a specific day~3. 2''x4'' signs used to name all foods. These were to be placed in a visible location near the corresponding food.~4. Magnetic board displaying a tray onto which magnets shaped as food can be placed to show what foods were being offered during a specific lunch shift."

"Implement three basic Smarter Lunchrooms techniques. It consists of the following components:~1. Place fruit in an attractive bowl or serving dish and set on two places on the line. One of the places should be at or near the register.~2. Give all vegetables descriptive names and write or type them on a 2''x4'' card. These cards should be visible and placed near the corresponding food.~3. Make white milk the most prominent milk in the milk coolers by making it the most available milk and easiest to take."