School lunches ought to be

Nutrient Dense, Affordable and Appealing

Rating a Variety of Vegetables Based On:

Amount of Dietary Fiber, Potassium, Magnesium, and Vitamins A, C and K
+
Price per Serving
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Frequency of Consumption amongst children

Fiber and potassium are some of the nutrients most lacking in the US diet

Provide most
vitamin a per penny

Provide most
Vitamin c per penny

Provide most
vitamin K per Penny

vegetables that are Fresh, frozen, and canned have

similar nutrient compositions and comparable quantities
of Nutrients per penny
Designer: Dani Gilmour

Dani Gilmour
Neighborhood Nutrition
Infographic
Article:
Vegetable Cost Metrics Show That Potatoes and Beans Provide Most Nutrients Per Penny
By: Adam Drewnowski, Colin D. Rehm

Description:
This infographic is designed for parents and food service workers involved in the k-12
education system. It is designed to inform about potential vegetable inclusion in school
lunches in a compelling enough way to inspire action and change amongst this
population. It does not specifically say that lunches must include beans and potatoes, but
it follows the rhetoric of the article by suggesting that school lunches ought to be
nutritious, affordable and accepted by children. The top ranking vegetables are then
grouped and listed so that the viewer can make their own judgment about which
vegetables to include in school lunches.

I deliberately did not include specific numbers and data from the article because it would
have been distracting and taken up too much space. I outlined the methodology of the
study by showing which qualities of each vegetable were taken into account: nutrient
profile, price and frequency eaten by children. I generalized the conclusion by focusing
on table three in the article showing median and mean price per 10% Daily Value (DV) of
single nutrients among vegetables consumed 5 or more times. As the most important
finding, I emphasized the lentils, beans and potatoes by visually grouping them, pointing
at them with arrows and writing an extra description about their nutrients importance in
the US diet. I also included a section about the similarities in price and nutrient
composition between fresh, frozen and canned vegetables.