| BMI | Body Mass Index |
| CV | Coefficient of Variation |
| FFQ | Food Frequency Questionnaire |
| F + V | Fruits and Vegetables |
| ICC | Intraclass Correlation Coefficient |
| MUHEC | Massey University Human Ethics Committee |
| MELAA | Middle Eastern, Latin American, African |
| MPR | Multiple Pass Recall |
| WFD | Weighed Food Diary |
| NSLP | National School Lunch Program |
| NCDs | Noncommunicable diseases |
| RS | Reflection Spectroscopy |
| RRS | Resonance Rama Spectroscopy |
| SPAN | School Physical Activity and Nutrition |
| STEAM | Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math |
| SCS | Skin Carotenoid Score |
| dCC | Derived Carotenoid Concentration |
| TEE | Typical Error of Estimate |
| VM® | Veggie Meter® |