Moffat Tina, Galloway Tracey
Department of Anthropology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
Can J Diet Pract Res. 2008 Fall;69(3):152-4. doi: 10.3148/69.3.2008.152.
Food consumption was investigated in children attending three elementary schools in urban Hamilton, Ontario.
Dietary data were collected from 92 children in grades 2 to 4 through 24-hour dietary recalls (39% participation rate). Servings of four food groups were compared with recommended daily servings in Canada's Food Guide.
The majority of students did not consume the recommended five daily servings of vegetables and fruit. On average, they consumed a high number of servings of "other foods," which were not included in the four food groups. More than 50% of the students did not consume the recommended daily servings of milk products, and only a small proportion (21%) drank milk during school lunch.
We recommend that primary school educators promote the consumption of vegetables and fruits and milk products at school, either through healthy snack programs or educational programs.
对安大略省汉密尔顿市三所城市小学的儿童的食物消费情况进行调查。
通过24小时饮食回顾法收集了92名二至四年级儿童的饮食数据（参与率为39%）。将四类食物的食用量与加拿大食物指南中建议的每日食用量进行了比较。
大多数学生未达到建议的每日五份蔬菜和水果的食用量。平均而言，他们食用了大量不属于这四类食物的“其他食物”。超过50%的学生未达到建议的每日奶制品食用量，只有一小部分（21%）的学生在学校午餐时喝牛奶。
我们建议小学教育工作者通过健康零食计划或教育计划在学校推广蔬菜、水果和奶制品的消费。
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