Kwon Sooyoun, Yeoh Yoonjae, Abe Satoko
Department of Food and Nutrition, Honam University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Headquarters for Center for Children's Foodservice Management, Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea. Email:
Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2018;27(2):473-477. doi: 10.6133/apjcn.042017.04.
This study aimed to investigate the nutritional quality and patterns of lunch menus provided by child care centers in South Korea and Japan.
The weekly lunch menus from Monday to Saturday that child care centers provided in November 2014 in South Korea and Japan were analyzed. For Korea, a total of 72 meals provided by 12 centers in Seoul were analyzed by referring to the homepage of the Center for Children's Foodservice Management, which serviced menus for child care centers. For Japan, a total of 30 meals provided by 5 child care centers in Tokyo were analyzed. Nutrient content and pattern in lunch menus were evaluated.
The lunch menus in Korea and Japan provided 359.5 kcal (25.7% of the estimated energy requirement) and 376.3 kcal (29.5% of the estimated energy requirement), respectively. 'Rice + Soup + Main dish + Side dish I + Side dish II' were provided in 66.7% of meals in Korea, while various patterns with rice and soup as their bases were provided in Japan.
The lunch menus of child care centers in Korea and Japan provide similar amounts of energy, protein, carbohydrate, vitamin A, calcium, and other nutrients. However, there were significant differences in the lunch menu patterns in Korea and Japan. This study provides information about the nutritional content and pattern of lunch menus at child care centers in Asian countries with rice as a staple food.
本研究旨在调查韩国和日本的儿童保育中心提供的午餐菜单的营养质量和模式。
分析了韩国和日本的儿童保育中心在2014年11月提供的周一至周六的每周午餐菜单。对于韩国，通过参考为儿童保育中心提供菜单的儿童食品服务管理中心的主页，分析了首尔12个中心提供的总共72份餐食。对于日本，分析了东京5个儿童保育中心提供的总共30份餐食。评估了午餐菜单中的营养成分和模式。
韩国和日本的午餐菜单分别提供359.5千卡（占估计能量需求的25.7%）和376.3千卡（占估计能量需求的29.5%）。韩国66.7%的餐食提供“米饭+汤+主菜+配菜I+配菜II”，而日本则提供以米饭和汤为基础的各种模式。
韩国和日本的儿童保育中心的午餐菜单提供的能量、蛋白质、碳水化合物、维生素A、钙和其他营养素的量相似。然而，韩国和日本的午餐菜单模式存在显著差异。本研究提供了有关以大米为主食的亚洲国家儿童保育中心午餐菜单营养成分和模式的信息。
