Nutritional analysis of the School Feeding Program menus offered in a municipality of Pará

DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.20184201181198

Authors

  • Paula Valente Leão The Food and Nutrition Collaborating Center / Federal University of Pará, Belém / Pará / Brazil.
  • Rosa Maria Dias The Food and Nutrition Collaborating Center / Federal University of Pará, Belém / Pará / Brazil.
  • Andrea das Graças Ferreira Frazão The Food and Nutrition Collaborating Center / Federal University of Pará, Belém / Pará / Brazil.
  • Ivanira Amaral Dias The Food and Nutrition Collaborating Center / Federal University of Pará, Belém / Pará / Brazil.
  • Isameriliam Rosaulem Pereira da Silva The Food and Nutrition Collaborating Center / Federal University of Pará, Belém / Pará / Brazil.
  • Nádia Alinne Fernandes Corrêa The Food and Nutrition Collaborating Center / Federal University of Pará, Belém / Pará / Brazil.
  • Cláudia Daniele Tavares Dutra Cavalcanti The Food and Nutrition Collaborating Center / Federal University of Pará, Belém / Pará / Brazil.

Keywords:

Menu planning, School feeding, Food intake.

Abstract

The National School Feeding Program (PNAE) is a policy that aims to contribute to the improvement of school feeding. Therefore, the goal of this study was to analyze the menus offered in the year 2014 in public schools of the municipal and state educational network in the municipality of Abaetetuba, Pará, according to the recommendations of the PNAE. For nutritional adequacy, the average energy consumption (Kcal), carbohydrate (g), protein (g), lipid (g), fiber (g), calcium (mg), iron (mg), magnesium (mg), zinc (mg), vitamin A (μg) and vitamin C (mg) of all the menus by educational category, were compared with the values established in Resolution No.26/2013. Nutrient values above or below the recommendation by the PNAE were considered inadequate. The analyzed menus were nutritionally inadequate, which may contribute to the reduction of school performance and student growth, in addition to dietary uncertainty. The elaborate menus were not nutritionally adequate, demonstrating the need to readjust the recommendations and thus guarantee the Human Right to Adequate Food and consequently the improvement of the learning and school performance.

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Published

2018-01-01

How to Cite

Valente Leão, P. ., Dias, R. M. ., Ferreira Frazão, A. das G. ., Dias, I. A. ., Rosaulem Pereira da Silva, I. ., Fernandes Corrêa, N. A. ., & Tavares Dutra Cavalcanti, C. D. . (2018). Nutritional analysis of the School Feeding Program menus offered in a municipality of Pará: DOI: 10.15343/0104-7809.20184201181198. O Mundo Da Saúde, 42(1), 181–198. Retrieved from https://revistamundodasaude.emnuvens.com.br/mundodasaude/article/view/148