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Top 10 School Lunch Choices

Here, the foods and drinks that 6- to 12- year olds choose most often from the school cafeteria.

-- Restaurants & Institutions, November 1, 2009

Around two-thirds of families rely on schools to provide lunch for their children, reports Port Washington, N.Y.-based researcher The NPD Group. Pending federal legislation could help school administrators answer the call for more-healthful student meals. But some healthy changes already are taking place on school grounds. Here, the top school-supplied foods and beverages, based on the percentage of 6- to 12-year-olds who consumed them, according to NPD’s “Lunchtime Mealscape” study.

1. Milk 77%
2. Sandwiches 44%
3. Fruit/fruit salad 35%
4. Vegetables 24%
5. Pizza 23%
6. Fruit drinks 19%
7. Chicken 13%
8. French fries 12%
9. Tap water 9%
10. Cookies 9%

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