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Participants Needed for School Lunch Study
Ohio Ag Connection - 10/24/2016

As the school year progresses, many families are revisiting that age-old question: pack lunch or buy? Recent federal regulations have caused changes to school lunches, prompting many parents and children to rethink their options.

"There are many demands on schools to get school lunches 'right,' both so students get the nutrition they need and so that they will be attracted to school lunches from a taste perspective," said Brian Roe, professor of agricultural economics in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University.

Roe and his colleagues are seeking adults with children in grades 4-11 who attend a school that serves lunch to participate in a study where the student and the adult share their thoughts about school lunch programs.

Parent and child will be asked questions separately and then as a team. The survey either can take place on Ohio State's agricultural campus in the college library near Fyffe Road and Woody Hayes Drive, in a public meeting place such as a coffee shop, or in the participants' home. Researchers estimate the surveys will take 45 minutes to an hour, but could take more or less time depending on the conversation.

Parents will receive $20 and children $10 for their participation.

Research sessions are being scheduled from now through the end of November.

To participate in the study or for more information, email Patrick Laser at laser.22@osu.edu to state your interest, and a member of the research team will reply with available dates and times.

The research is being funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Roe is a member of the college's Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics. He also has appointments with Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, the outreach and research arms of the college.

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