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Cash Or Credit? How Kids Pay For School Lunch Matters For Health

Lunch at the West Salem School District in Wisconsin. Michelle Kloser/ for NPR hide caption

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Cash Or Credit? How Kids Pay For School Lunch Matters For Health

January 17, 2014 • A study in the journal Obesity found that students who used credit or debit cards in the school cafeteria chose fewer fruits and vegetables and more desserts than kids paying with cash. But the researchers say schools should work with the bias instead of trying to fight it.

Cash Or Credit? How Kids Pay For School Lunch Matters For Health

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