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Nutrition quality and food and packaging waste associated with the school food system: A pilot, citizen science study in an Irish secondary school

Written by

Angela Ruttledge

Sarah Browne

Aoife Mullen

Beth Mulholland

Chungwan Lo

July 27, 2023

10 minute

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School is an important setting for creating healthy and sustainable food environments. Using participatory methods, this pilot study examined food and packaging waste and nutrition quality within the school food system.

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Nutrition quality and food and packaging waste associated with the school food system: A pilot, citizen science study in an Irish secondary school