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The Brazilian National School Feeding Program (PNAE) seeks to meet student's nutritional needs during the period they remain in school. This study aimed to determine the nutritional composition of meals provided in municipal day-care centres serving children of 7-11 months (group A) and 12-36 months (group B) of age and to compare observed values with the PNAE's and dietary reference intakes' (DRI) recommendations. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 4 day-care centres in the metropolitan area of Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, between June and November 2013. Food samples of six daily meals were collected during 20 non-consecutive days, totalling 120 samples. For each meal, average served and consumed portions were submitted for laboratory analysis of moisture, ash, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, dietary fibre, Na, Ca and Fe and compared with the PNAE's and DRI's values. No statistically significant difference was found between age groups (P=0·793) regarding portion sizes and nutritional composition. The same menu was offered to both groups in 95 % of the meals (n 114), although the groups' nutritional needs were different. For group A, served meals met PNAE's recommendations for energy, carbohydrates, proteins, Na and Ca content, and consumed portions provided 70 % of the nutritional needs for carbohydrates, proteins and Ca. For group B, served portions complied with the PNAE's values for proteins, Na and Ca. Proteins and Na reached 70 % of the nutritional needs when consumed food was evaluated. School feeding in day-care centres partially meet PNAE's guidelines and children's nutritional requirements, contradicting the primary objective established by the national programme.

Que doce de leite é esse? Uma discussão sobre o padrão de identidade e qualidade do doce de leite pastoso Which dulce de leche is that? A discussion on the identity and quality standard of creamy dulce de leche RESUMONo presente trabalho foi determinada a qualidade do doce de leite pastoso comercial para discutir se há descaracterização do produto tradicional pela indústria de alimentos, considerando-se o padrão de identidade e qualidade (PIQ). Foram avaliadas cinco marcas de doce de leite pastoso e uma marca definida como amostra padrão, codificadas em DL I, DL II, DL III, DL IV, DL V e DL P. As amostras foram submetidas à análise físico-química de umidade, cinzas, lipídios, proteínas e análise dos parâmetros de cor e textura. Os ingredientes dos rótulos foram analisados e confrontados com o padrão de identidade e qualidade. Os resultados foram tratados pela análise de variância (ANOVA) e teste Tukey com p < 0,05 no software Statistica 10.0 (StatSoft). Os valores obtidos das amostras quando comparados com a amostra padrão sugerem que o doce de leite tem sido modificado ao longo dos anos. No entanto, mesmo com a adição de outros ingredientes não tradicionais ao doce de leite, o produto final está de acordo com os parâmetros estabelecidos pelo padrão de identidade e qualidade, o que pode ser atribuído a uma permissividade da legislação Brasileira, aliada à apropriação da indústria de alimentos sobre o produto tradicional. Palavras-chave. doce de leite pastoso, padrão de identidade e qualidade, indústria de alimentos.

Objective To investigate the contribution of ultra-processed food to the nutritional dietary profile of school feeding in public child day-care centers. Methods Cross-sectional study carried out from June-November/2013. Samples from six daily meals were collected in twenty non-consecutive days. A total of 117 school meals (123 food items) were offered to children from 12-36 months of age. The served portions were determined by direct weighting. Physicochemical analyses were performed to establish the nutritional composition. School meals were classified according to the processing degree: (A) unprocessed/minimally processed/culinary preparations, (B) processed food, or (C) ultra-processed food. The contribution of each group to the quantity of energy, macronutrients and sodium was calculated. Student’s t test was applied for comparison between groups. Results Ultra-processed meals contributed to 45.8% of energy, 33.9% of lipids, 42.8% of proteins, 48.9% of carbohydrates, and 20.9% of sodium. All lunches and 90% of dinners were classified as unprocessed/minimally processed/culinary preparations. 39.0% of the meals were ultra-processed (mainly breakfast and snacks). Ultra-processed meals had a greater quantity of energy (p=0.026) and carbohydrates (p<0.001) per serving, while unprocessed/minimally processed/culinary preparations offered more sodium per serving (p<0.001). Conclusion Although most meals were classified as unprocessed/minimally processed/culinary preparations, ultra-processed food, which should be avoided at this stage of life, are offered daily, contributing with higher energy and carbohydrates offer per serving. The municipality need to improve the quality of the meals offered to children in these child day-care centers, observing the new Resolution nº 6/2020 that came into effect in 2021.