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Improvements and Disparities in Types of Foods and Milk Beverages Offered in Elementary School Lunches, 2006–2007 to 2013–2014

ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 13 — February 29, 2016

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Figure 1. The percentage of elementary schools in the United States offering salad bars or premade salads at lunch, by region, 2006–2007 (n = 524) and 2013–2014 (n = 596). Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals.

Type of Salad, by Region 2006–2007, Percentage 2013–2014, Percentage
Salad bars
Northeast 4.6 (0.0–10.3) 22.3 (13.9–30.7)
Midwest 17.6 (9.3–23.2) 20.8 (13.9–27.6)
South 8.1 (3.5–12.5) 18.3 (11.9–24.6)
West 31.3 (26.4–48.4) 66.3 (53.6–79.0)
Premade salads
Northeast 26.2 (15.9–36.6) 32.4 (23.7–41.0)
Midwest 28.6 (20.4–37.7) 14.8 (9.1–20.5)
South 29.1 (21.8–36.7) 35.4 (27.2–43.7)
West 16.4 (8.8–24.2) 14.7 (5.5–23.8)

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Figure 2. The percentage of elementary schools in the United States offering high-fat milks (2% or whole milk) at lunch, by student race/ethnicity, 2006–2007 (n= 524 schools) and 2013–2014 (n = 596 schools). Predominantly white non-Latino was defined as ≥66% white non-Latino; majority black non-Latino, ≥50% black non-Latino; majority Latino, ≥50% Latino; and “other.” Error bars indicate 95% confidence intervals.  

Racial/ethnic composition of school 2006-2007 2013-2014
Predominantly white non-Latino 75.1 (68.0–82.0) 32.4 (23.5–41.3)
Majority black non-Latino 81.6 (66.7–95.9) 46.8 (29.5–64.1)
Majority Latino 84.5 (75.9–92.8) 24.5 (14.7–34.2)
Other 78.3 (70.7–85.6) 24.6 (16.7–32.4)

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