Energy and nutrient content of school lunches provided for children attending school-based nurseries: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To nutritionally analyse lunches provided for 3-4-year-old children attending school nurseries. Energy and nutrient content are compared with nutrient frameworks underpinning voluntary guidelines for early years settings (EYS) and mandatory standards for infant schools (4-7-year-olds).

Design

A cross-sectional study, recording all main meals, vegetarian meals, jacket potato options, sandwich options and all desserts and accompaniments provided over 5 consecutive days in each school. Two portions of each meal were collected each day and weighed. Recipe and portion weight data were entered into nutrient analysis software.

Setting

School nurseries where lunch was provided by the school.

Subjects

Nine schools, providing a total of 161 meals.

Results

SUBMITTER: Wall CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10755416 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature