Feasibility of an estimated method using graduated utensils to estimate food portion size in infants aged 4 to 18 months.

ABSTRACT: The Diet and Nutrition Survey of Infants and Young Children (DNSIYC) was carried out in 2011 to assess the nutrient intakes of 4 to 18 month old infants in the UK. Prior to the main stage of DNSIYC, pilot work was undertaken to determine the impact of using graduated utensils to estimate portion sizes. The aims were to assess whether the provision of graduated utensils altered either the foods given to infants or the amount consumed by comparing estimated intakes to weighed intakes. Parents completed two 4-day food diaries over a two week period; an estimated diary using graduated utensils and a weighed diary. Two estimated diary formats were tested; half the participants completed estimated diaries in which they recorded the amount of food/drink served and the amount left over, and the ot

SUBMITTER: Bradley J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5991671 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature