High availability of vegetables and fruit through government- funded school lunch is not reflected in 4th grade pupils intake

Background: An increased intake of vegetable and fruit (VF) through school meals can contribute to the pre- vention of non-communicable diseases. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate what types of VF 4th grade pupils (10–11 years old) choose, how much they eat when they are given the opportunity to serve themselves from the daily vegetable buffet available at lunch, and whether this varies with socioeconomic background and gender. Design: A cross-sectional study design was...