Publications
Salad Bars in the National School Lunch Program
Melanie Bean, PhD; Suzanne Mazzeo, PhD; Laura Thornton, PhD; Hollie Raynor, PhD; Lilian de Jonge, PhD; Mendoza A, Farthing S, Moore B. Impact of school salad bars on fruit and vegetable selection, intake, and waste in Mid-Atlantic elementary schools. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 22, 15 (2025). PMCID PMC11800604
Melanie Bean, PhD; Suzanne Mazzeo, PhD; Laura Thornton, PhD; Hollie Raynor, PhD; Lilian de Jonge, PhD; Mendoza A, Farthing S. How do school salad bars impact elementary school students’ dietary quality and energy intake at lunch? A randomized controlled plate waste investigation. Nutrients, 2024, 16(3), 4102, PMCID PMC11643552
Garr K, Mendoza A, Suzanne Mazzeo, PhD; Hollie Raynor, PhD; Lilian de Jonge, PhD; Tatum K, Moore B, Melanie Bean, PhD;. School nutrition personnel perceptions of school salad bars before and after COVID-19. Nutrients, 2024, Feb 8;16(4):488. doi: PMCID: PMC10892901
Melanie Bean, PhD; Hollie Raynor, PhD; Laura Thornton, PhD; Lilian de Jonge, PhD; Suzanne Mazzeo, PhD; Design and rationale for evaluating the impact of salad bars on elementary school students’ fruit, vegetable, and energy intake: a wait list control, cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Public Health. 2022; 22: 2304. PMC9733053