The variety, popularity and nutritional quality of tuck shop items available for sale to primary school learners in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

Wiles, Nicola Laurelle; Green, J M; Veldman, Frederick Johannes

doi:10.1080/16070658.2011.11734364

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“…Despite the negative perceptions and attitudes towards the nutritionally regulated tuck shop shown by some of the older students in school, students in all age groups bought healthy items from the tuck shop. In a study by Wiles et al ., primary-school students in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa spent a mean amount of R7·09 (approximately $US 0·49) at the first school break and R9·14 (approximately $US 0·63) at the second school break ( 11 ) . In the present study students in school A spent less money at the tuck shop, compared with students in school B.…”

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“…In recent years, the types of food, snack and beverage items supplied by school tuck shops has become a focus point for intervention in view of the fact that meals and snacks consumed by students during school hours provide a large percentage of their daily nutrient intakes ( 8 – 10 ) . Schools tuck shops are usually profit driven and offer unhealthy items that are high in energy, with a high saturated fat and/or sugar content and low content of vitamins, minerals and dietary fibre ( 6 , 8 , 11 ) . Healthy food items with a high nutrient density that are high in fibre, low in saturated fat, contain no added sugar and are low in sodium are often not as popular and thus less profitable for tuck shops to sell ( 1 , 8 , 12 ) .…”

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The provision of healthy food in a school tuck shop: does it influence primary-school students’ perceptions, attitudes and behaviours towards healthy eating?

Bekker

Marais

Koen

2017

Public Health Nutr.

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The provision of healthy food in a school tuck shop: does it influence primary-school students’ perceptions, attitudes and behaviours towards healthy eating?

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Marais

Koen

2017

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“…Wiles et al, 2011 39 11 quintile-5 primary schools in Pietermaritzburg a 81.8% of tuck shops (9 out of 11) were privately managed Not reported Foods sold: see Table 2 Feeley et al, 2013 40 Children for implementing the guidelines. 25 Also, it has been shown that healthy foods were more difficult to sell and often expired before being purchased.…”

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School tuck shops in South Africa—an ethical appraisal

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Faber

Villiers

2017

South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition

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It can be postulated that schools have an ethical responsibility to protect children from an unhealthy food environment. Against the backdrop of stunting, overweight and micronutrient deficiencies prevalent in South African children, the aim of this scoping study is to review information available on foods sold to school children within an ethical framework. While some schools have a formal tuck shop, at other schools, food vendors sell food either on or outside the school premises. Ten studies, of which two were national, fit the selection criteria for this study. Available data show that mostly unhealthy food options are sold to South African school children; with low-nutrient energy-dense foods (e.g. chips, sweets) and sugar sweetened beverages being the most popular. The Integrated School Health Policy provide a policy framework for achieving healthy school food environments in South Africa, and several guidelines are available in South African to assist school tuck shops to sell healthier options. Children's preference for unhealthy foods, the cost of healthier food options and a lack of proper facilities may however be barriers for implementing healthy tuck shops. An action stronger than merely providing guidelines may therefore be needed. Cognisance needs to be taken of conflicting value based arguments within ethical perspectives. Given these conflicts, the authors argue that an Ethics of Responsibility contributes to the debate of the best and supports the notion that society at large has a responsibility to protect vulnerable communities of which school children are part. Presently an ethical vacuum exists in terms of rights and responsibilities which this study hopes to address.

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“…In South Africa, approximately 50 % of schoolchildren buy food at school frequently ( 13 , 14 ) . While some tuck shops are controlled by schools, others are outsourced or privately owned ( 15 , 16 ) . In schools that do not have a tuck shop, informal food vendors sell food either on or outside the school premises ( 17 , 18 ) .…”

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Nutrient profile and energy cost of food sold by informal food vendors to learners in primary and secondary schools in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

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Villiers²,

Hill³

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ObjectiveTo assess type, nutrient profile and cost of food items sold by informal vendors to learners; and to determine nutrient content of corn-based processed snacks frequently sold.DesignCross-sectional survey.SettingQuintile 1 to 3 schools (n 36) randomly selected from six education districts; Eastern Cape, South Africa.ParticipantsInformal food vendors (n 92) selling inside or immediately outside the school premises.ResultsFood items sold at most schools were corn-based processed snacks (94 % of schools), sweets (89 %), lollipops (72 %) and biscuits (62 %). Based on the South African Nutrient Profiling model, none of these foods were profiled as healthy. Foods less commonly sold were fruits (28 % of schools) and animal-source foods; these foods were profiled as healthy. Mean (sd) energy cost (per 418 kJ (100 kcal)) was highest for animal-source foods (R2·95 (1·16)) and lowest for bread and vetkoek (R0·76 (0·21)), snacks (R0·76 (0·30)) and confectionery products (R0·70 (0·28)). The nutrient profiling score was inversely related to the energy cost of the food item (r = −0·562, P = 0·010). Compared with brand-name corn-based processed snacks, non-branded snacks had lower energy (2177 v. 2061 kJ; P = 0·031) content per 100 g. None of the brand-name samples contained sucrose; six of the nine non-branded samples contained sucrose, ranging from 4·4 to 6·2 g/100 g.ConclusionsFoods mostly sold were unhealthy options, with the healthier food items being more expensive sources of energy.

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The variety, popularity and nutritional quality of tuck shop items available for sale to primary school learners in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

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School tuck shops in South Africa—an ethical appraisal

Nutrient profile and energy cost of food sold by informal food vendors to learners in primary and secondary schools in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

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