Children’s nutrient intake at preschool and at home

Sepp, Hanna; Lennernäs, Maria; Pettersson, R; Abrahamsson, Lillemor

doi:10.1080/080352501750197593

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“…The children ate significantly more frequently during weekdays, confirming previous results from this study (14). Significantly more eating episodes during weekdays than on weekend days were classified as ''meals''.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

“…occurrence and temporal distribution of eating episodes and their nutritional role, of preschool children. Results obtained were complementary to results usually obtained in dietary studies, such as data on energy and nutrient intake and the amount and frequency of food intakes, which have been presented elsewhere for this cohort (14).…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 78%

“…During weekends one-quarter of all eating episodes were classified as LS, which contained on average 35E% sucrose. The effect of the 109 children's different eating habits on weekdays and on weekend days was that the mean energy from sucrose at preschool was 9E%, while at home during weekdays it was 12E% and on weekend days it was 16E% (14). Thus, the FBCE model seems applicable to identify sucrose-rich snacks even when data on consumed amounts are not collected.…”

Section: Frequency Of Snacks and Nutrient Densitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…A previous dietary study on preschool children (14) showed that the energy intake can be similar although the macronutrient composition may differ significantly owing to different food composition of different eating episodes and with different frequency of eating. The aim of this study was to apply the FBCE model on the same dietary data specifically to examine the children's eating pattern.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Preschool children’s meal patterns analysed using the Food-Based Classification of Eating Episodes model

Sepp¹,

Lennernäs

Abrahamsson³

2006

Scandinavian Journal of Food and Nutrition

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Background : Because of changing food habits that may influence nutritional status it is important, especially in children, reproducibly to describe and analyse the timing and frequency of eating and the composition of different types of eating episodes. Objective : To describe eating patterns of 3 Á5-year-old Swedish preschool children by analysing 7 day food records using the Food-Based Classification of Eating Episodes (FBCE) model. Design : Food intakes were categorized into four types of ''meals'' and four types of ''snacks'', according to their food profile. Complete 7 day weighed and estimated food records for 109 children were processed and analysed.Results : On weekdays the children ate significantly more frequently than on weekend days, having 5.6 and 5.2 eating episodes per day, respectively. More eating episodes were classified as ''meals'' on weekdays than on weekend days: 72% and 60%, respectively. On average for the whole week, 43% of the daily energy intake was derived from ''complete meals'' (CM) and 34% from ''incomplete meals'' (IM). CM contributed significantly more energy and more nutrients, except for calcium, than did IM. In low-quality snacks (LS), sucrose contributed with about one-third of the energy content and the nutrient density was low. Conclusions : The qualitative FBCE model verified nutritional characteristics of the children's diet previously found in the same cohort by the traditional dietary assessment methods. Processing of the dietary data by the model to show the prevalence and temporal distribution of eating episodes appears to be an applicable tool for nutritional screening of children's eating patterns.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 78%

Section: Frequency Of Snacks and Nutrient Densitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Preschool children’s meal patterns analysed using the Food-Based Classification of Eating Episodes model

Sepp¹,

Lennernäs

Abrahamsson³

2006

Scandinavian Journal of Food and Nutrition

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“…Details concerning study rational, participants' characteristics and compliance in relation to the dietary study have been described previously. 20 These factors have no significance in this part of the study as they are not used in qualitative investigations.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

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Swedish preschool children's experience of food

Wesslén

Sepp

Fjellström

2002

Int J Consumer Studies

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Focus group interviews were carried out at 12 preschools. The aim was to investigate children's perceptions and experiences of food, and the possibility of using focus group techniques with children aged 3–5 years. A total of 103 children participated. The children associated food and eating with rules and norms. Most children described these rules and norms as well as what they were and were not allowed to do. They knew very well the difference between acceptable and non‐acceptable mealtime behaviour, and were especially aware of what they were not allowed to do. When children were asked to rate foods they ‘disliked’, they spoke instead about their favourite foods. They did not categorize food as good or bad, as adults often do, but as ‘food’ and ‘non‐food’, for example, sweets were not food. The method used in this study, the focus group interview, was judged to be a useful tool for exploring how children think about and jointly reflect upon food.

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Influencing factors of children's fruit, vegetable and sugar-enriched food intake in a Finnish preschool setting – Preschool personnel's perceptions

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Children’s nutrient intake at preschool and at home

Abstract: The average intakes of energy and nutrients per meal at preschool compared with the recommended levels for children aged 4-6 y were low for all meals (breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack). This, however, was compensated for by home meals.

Cited by 43 publications

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Preschool children’s meal patterns analysed using the Food-Based Classification of Eating Episodes model

Preschool children’s meal patterns analysed using the Food-Based Classification of Eating Episodes model

Swedish preschool children's experience of food

Influencing factors of children's fruit, vegetable and sugar-enriched food intake in a Finnish preschool setting – Preschool personnel's perceptions

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