Table 3.
Nutrient composition of typical lunch provided by the Barbados School Meals Service.
| Source | Energy (kcal) |
Protein (g) |
Carbohydrate (g) |
Fat (g) |
Sodium (mg) |
Calcium (mg) |
Sugar (g) |
Saturated fat (g) |
Iron (mg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample school luncha | 519 | 16 | 73 | 20 | 1323 | 95 | 42 | 6 | 2.2 |
| Sample meal from Barbados recommendationsb | 601 | 41 | 78 | 15 | 579 | 423 | 31 | 5.8 | 5.7 |
aA sample lunch taken from The Barbados School Meals Service Menu.
bA sample lunch presented for children over 14 years in the food-based dietary guidelines for Barbados [14].