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KMID : 0665420190340060707
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Korean Journal of Food Culture
2019 Volume.34 No. 6 p.707 ~ p.718
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Nutrient Consumption of Children from Lunch at Child Day Care Centers and Kindergartens
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Bae Jeong-Sook
Lee Kyung-Eun
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Abstract
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This study assessed the nutrient consumption of children from lunch at day care centers and kindergartens. A total of 184lunch plates were selected in two child day care centers and two kindergartens in Seoul. Weights of the menus in plannedmeals were measured and amount of served and consumed lunches were calculated using a digital photography technique.
Nutrients of the planned, served, and consumed lunches were assessed using CAN-Pro 4.0 and the Index of NutritionalQuality (INQ) was calculated for each meal. Compared with the estimated energy requirement for lunch for 3-5 year oldchildren, the planned meals of the child day care centers and kindergartens contributed 42.8% and 98.8% of the dailyenergy requirements, respectively. At a child day care center, a served meal provided more nutrients than a planned mealsince some children requested more servings after eating the served meals. This showed that the planned meal did not meetchildren’s needs as well as the nutrient requirements. At the other child care center, children were served less than theplanned meal by 6.8%, which resulted in serving less energy, calcium, potassium, and vitamin C than the required nutrientsfor lunch. Kindergarten A served meals with the energy requirement for lunch of 101.8%, but Kindergarten B served a mealwith the energy requirement of 83.5%. Since the served portions were too small to meet nutrient requirements of thechildren, they consumed almost all the food served, and their nutrient consumption was similar to the nutrients served. Eventhough they consumed all the food served, their nutrient consumption did not meet their nutritional requirements. Whenassessed by INQ, the quality of the meal was good; children could consume enough nutrients when served proper quantity.
Teachers who are responsible for serving meals need to be educated on proper portion sizes and how to encourage childrento practice healthy eating. To promote healthy eating among children, parents need to provide children with messagesconsistent with what they have learned at institutions and to be a good role model in daily dietary life.
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KEYWORD
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Child day care center, kindergarten, nutrient consumption, lunch
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