Nutritional Value of Midday Meals of Senior Schoolchildren

School meals and the nutrition of schoolchildren.

The contribution of school meals to the nutrition of 778 primary and secondary schoolchildren attending schools in Kent was assessed using information collected during a survey made in 1968-70 which included a weighed diet record, a socioeconomic questionnaire, and a medical examination. Younger children, those from larger families, those without fathers, and those whose mothers worked were mor...

Nutritional status of schoolchildren.

The assessment of deficiency diseases may be regarded as old-fashioned nutrition, as distinct from the modern concern with more sophisticated problems such as dietary interrelationships, treatment of genetic disease and the role of diet in such multifactorial disorders as heart disease, diverticular disease, spina bifida and a host of other disorders of the affluent communities. However, it is ...

Critical factors in the successful utilization of senior center meals.

Determination of Nutritional Value and Oxidative Stability of Fresh Walnut

Walnut (Juglans regia L.) is a tree with significant economic value and usage for human health and various food industries. However, fresh walnut kernels are a less widespread product than the dried kernels. This study aimed to determine the fresh walnut kernel properties including, fatty acid composition, proximate composition, total phenolics (TPs), total antioxidant capacity (TAC), acidic, p...

Energy and nutritional value of the meals in kindergartens in Nis (Serbia).

BACKGROUND It is well known that high-energy diet, rich in fat and carbohydrates, increases the risk of obesity. Preschool age is an important period to acquire the eating habits continued later in adulthood. Therefore, evaluation of child nutrition in kindergartens is especially important in the prevention of future obesity. OBJECTIVES To determine the energy value and energy density of meal...