Key Resources

Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools
Institute of Medicine report provides nutritional standards for the availability, sale, content and consumption of foods at school, with attention  to  competitive foods(2007).
report brief | fact sheet

School Meal Programs: Competitive Foods Are Widely Available and Generate Substantial Revenues for Schools (PDF) Background Summary (PDF) | Abstract
Report from the US Government Accountability Office on two national surveys about the prevalence of competitive foods, groups involved in their sale, and the amounts and uses of revenue generated. Also provides information about strategies schools have used to limit less nutritious competitive foods. (2005)

School Meal Programs: Competitive Foods Are Available in Many Schools; Actions Taken to Restrict Them Differ by State and Locality (PDF)
Report describes foods and school food practices that fall under the term “competitive foods”,federal restrictions on their sale, the types of competitive foods, their availability, and relevance in schools, and additional steps at state and local levels to curtail the sale of competitive foods. (2004)

Competitive Foods and Beverages Available for Purchase in Secondary Schools --- Selected Sites, United States, 2004
CDC report on data collected in spring 2004 from principals and other school officials regarding sales of competitive foods and beverages in public high schools. (2005)