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Nutritional quality evaluation of school dinners and monitoring of food habits and their changes at older pupils at choice primary school
MILERETOVÁ, Jana
The diploma thesis was conducted at basic school of T.G.M. in Blatna in a school year 2009/2010. The purpose of the diploma theses was to evaluate the school food (lunch) and its nutrition in comparison to given standard norms for young children. Target group were students of fifth grade/class, seventh grade/class and ninth grade/class. All lunch menus of school year 2009/2010 were collected and analysed in a program NutriDan. Results were compared with relevant standard norms of nutrition which are saying the lunch is 35% of daily nutrition (DDD) of young children. Second part of the survey was oriented on variety of food indicated by Ministry of health. Method used in the survey was a questionnaire. Questionnaire was looking at habits of young children in relation to food and eating habits at school and home. Final part of the diploma theses is a statistical overview of three testing hypotheses. Outcome of lunch menus evaluation showed that in line with the standard lunch nutrition, which is in an average 35% of the DDD, were only girls of fifth grade where an average lunch nutrition was even 38% and girls of seventh grade where an average lunch nutrition was 35%. Rest of the target group did not meet standard lunch nutrition level. Proteins norms were in all three grades above standard limits. Students of fifth grade had proteins level in a range between 92-151% of the DDD (average was 103%), for students of seventh grade was the range between 70-114% of the DDD (average was 80%) and for students of ninth grade was the range between 53-95% of the DDD. Recommended daily fat amount was higher in the whole target group apart of the group of boys of the ninth grade. For boys of the fifth grade the range was between 34-69% of the DDD (average was 42%), for girls of the fifth grade the range was between 39-79% of the DDD (average was 48%). For boys of the seventh grade was the range slightly above the limit with results between 29-58% of the DDD (average was 36%), for girls of the same grade was the range between 36-72% of the DDD (average was 44%). For girls of the ninth grade was the range between 30-46% of the DDD (average was 37%) and as already indicated the range of boys of the ninth grade was between 24-37% of the DDD (average was only 30%). Level of carbohydrates was in all three grades unsatisfactory. For students of the fifth grade was the range between 23-36% of the DDD (average was 28%). For students of the seventh grade was the range between 20-33% of the DDD (average was 25%) and for students of the ninth grade the range was between 18-33% of the DDD (average was 23%).

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