The Adoption of the Healthy Eating Standards in Local Afterschool Programs Does Not Improve Quality of Snacks.
Meagan HelmickAbigail C EsmondValisa HedrickJamie ZoellnerWen YouJennie L HillPublished in: The Journal of school health (2019)
Pursuing additional components of the HEPA standards related to implementation may be necessary to significantly improve snack quality. Environmental supports such as limiting the amount of non-program snacks available onsite may improve snack quality.