Naslov
Do Zadar County nurseries follow the Mediterranean diet?

Autori
Matek Sarić, Marijana ; Grzunov, Judita ; Jurasović, Jasna ; Piasek, Martina

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
Proceedings of the 7th International Congress on Food Technologists, Biotechnologists and Nutritionists / Medić, Helga - Zagreb : Hrvatsko društvo prehrambenih tehnologa, biotehnologa i nutricionista, 2011, 69-75

ISBN
978-953-99725-4-5

Skup
International Congress on Food Technologists, Biotechnologists and Nutritionists ( 7 ; 2011)

Mjesto i datum
Opatija, Hrvatska, 20.09.2011. - 23.09.2011

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
pre-school age; Mediterranean diet; meals and/or menus; dietary energy value; recommended daily values

Sažetak
Mediterranean diet is probably one of the healthiest dietary models. It is rich in vitamins and minerals sourced from local fresh fruits and vegetables, cereals, olive oil, and fish. Nutrition affects health throughout life, and pre-school age is significant for adopting healthy eating habits. The aim of this study was to assess daily dietary energy value, macronutrient content, and presence of typical food groups according to the principles of the Mediterranean diet in food served at nurseries to pre-school children from Zadar, which is a typical Mediterranean town. The central nursery kitchen prepares meals for eight nurseries that are attended by about 1200 children from the city of Zadar and its suburb area. In collaboration with nursery staff, we collected duplicate portions of meals, four a day, which were served at the nurseries for 15 consecutive days over the winter, spring, and autumn in 2007/2008. Daily energy and macronutrients content was evaluated and compared with the recommended national daily values. Daily average dietary energy values for the total sample were 1053 kcal in the winter, 1222 kcal in the spring, and 1169 kcal in the autumn. The menus did not sufficiently include typical Mediterranean food such as fresh fruit and vegetables, wholegrain cereals, olive oil, and fish. The obtained results were lower than the recommended values for all three studied seasons. To conclude, the menus indicate that Zadar nurseries do not follow strict Mediterranean model of diet.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Javno zdravstvo i zdravstvena zaštita, Prehrambena tehnologija

Napomena
Rad je objavljen i u Knjizi sažetaka ; str. 203-203 ; ISBN: 978-953-99725-3-8.

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