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Energy and nutrient intake and acceptability of nutritionally balanced school meals in Filipino students. | LitMetric

AI Article Synopsis

  • School meals can significantly enhance children's diets; this study aimed to compare nutritionally balanced "nutri-meals" with standard "baseline" meals among Filipino students aged 13 to 16.
  • The intervention included a two-week period of baseline meal consumption followed by seven weeks of nutri-meals, measuring food intake, nutrient intake, and meal acceptability.
  • Results showed that nutri-meals led to increased intake of fruits, vegetables, fish, and better overall nutrient quality, though baseline meals were slightly more preferred by students; further adjustments to nutri-meals are needed to fully meet adolescent nutritional requirements and lower sodium levels.

Article Abstract

Background: School meals provide an excellent opportunity to improve children's diet.

Objective: To investigate dietary intakes and acceptance of nutritionally balanced school meals ("nutrimeals") as compared with regular ("baseline") school meals among Filipino students.

Methods: The study employed a before-after intervention design with one group. Students 13 to 16 years of age from a public school in Metro Manila (n = 112) consumed baseline school meals for 2 weeks followed by consumption of nutri-meals for 7 weeks. Served meals and plate waste were weighed to calculate food and nutrient intakes. Acceptability of meals was assessed daily in a random subsample using a seven-point hedonic scale. Analysis of covariance corrected for age and sex was conducted to test for differences in nutrient intakes and acceptability between nutri-meals and baseline meals.

Results: Feeding nutri-meals resulted in a higher intake of vegetables (95.3 ± 13.8 g), fruit (76.5 ± 6.3 g), and fish (19.1 ± 3.3 g) than baseline meals. Energy and protein intakes significantly increased by 140.7 ± 2.8 kcal and 3.2 ± 0.1 g, respectively. The quality of fat intake improved compared with baseline meals (p < .001). Micronutrient intake from nutri-meals was significantly higher than that from baseline meals (except for zinc), contributing 6% to 79% of recommended daily intakes. Most students (> 90%) liked both baseline and nutrimeals; however, the mean acceptability score for baseline meals was slightly higher (0.2 ± 0.07 points, p = .004).

Conclusions: Nutritionally balanced nutri-meals may be a healthier and acceptable alternative to regular Filipino school meals. Further optimization of nutri-meals is required to meet the nutritional needs of adolescents and reduce sodium content.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/156482651403500308DOI Listing

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