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Cutting ultra-processed food from school menus will be tricky, study suggests (opens in a new tab)

medicalxpress.com · 2026-09-27

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    Reducing ultra-processed and increasing scratch-cooked school meals: perceived barriers and facilitators from food service directors

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Claim 1 of 5Not checkedA Stanford Medicine study suggests cutting ultra-processed foods from school menus will be challenging for schools to implement.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 5Not checkedThe study identifies budget constraints, limited staff, food procurement problems, and inadequate kitchen infrastructure as the biggest anticipated barriers for school food service directors.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 5Not checkedThe researchers interviewed food service directors from 20 California school districts in the San Joaquin Valley and asked them to rate and describe barriers to eliminating ultra-processed menu items.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 5Not checkedThe article says the researchers and a senior author argue that lawmakers may need to provide more funding because moving from ultra-processed food to scratch cooking requires upfront investment and may help prevent later health care costs tied to obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 5Not checkedThe paper is reported as being published in Public Health Nutrition and titled 'Reducing ultra-processed and increasing scratch-cooked school meals: perceived barriers and facilitators from food service directors.'View evidenceHide evidence

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Barriers and Facilitators to Increasing Scratch-Cooking in Schools as a Strategy for Reducing Intake of Ultra-Processed Foods Among Children

Current Developments in Nutrition · 2025 · Crossref

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