Table 1. Methodological aspects and objective of the selected studies.
| Author/Year | Place and type of study | Food inquiry (N. of days it was applied) | Sample group | Objective |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spinelli et al., 2003 16 | São Paulo (SP) Cross-sectional |
Weighed food records (5 days) | Total: 106 children aged 6-18 months; | Verify children’s food intake and assess nutrient adequacy |
| Groups: 6-9; 9-12 months; 12-18 months | ||||
| Cavalcante et al., 2006 4 | Viçosa (MG) Cross-sectional | 24-hour recall (1 day); | Total: 174 children aged 12-35 months; | To assess dietary intake and nutritional status of children enrolled in public health care services |
| Food Frequency Questionnaire (once) | Groups: male and female | |||
| Barbosa et al., 2007 18 | Paquetá (RJ) Longitudinal |
Dietary history (once); Direct weighing of food (two days); Food diaries (two days) |
Total: 35 children aged 2 and 3 years; Groups: at enrollment (time 1) and after 6 months in daycare (time 2) |
Compare the adequacy of nutrient intake in children from a non-profit daycare |
| Fidelis; Osório, 2007 3 | Metropolitan Region of Recife, Urban countryside and Rural countryside (PE). Cross-sectional | 24-hour recall (1 day) | Total: 948 children aged < 5 years | Evaluate the dietary intake of macro and micronutrients of children |
| Groups: 0-6 and 7-11 months; 1-3 and 4-8 years | ||||
| Menezes; Osório, 2007 20 | Pernambuco Cross-sectional |
24-hour recall (1 day) | Total: 948 children aged <5 years; | Assess the intake of energy and protein and associate it with the nutritional status of children |
| Groups: 0-6; 7-11; 12-47 and 48-60 months | ||||
| Alves et al., 2008 21 | Umuarama (PR) | Weighed food records (1 day) | Total: 54 children aged 4-6 years | Perform anthropometric and dietary intake assessment of children in day care |
| Cross-sectional | ||||
| Antunes et al., 2010 13 | Duque de Caxias (RJ) | 24-hour recall (2 days) | Total: 384 children aged 6-30 months; | Describe the association between food insecurity and child food consumption |
| Cross-sectional | Groups: Food Security; Mild Food Insecurity; Moderate and Severe Food insecurity | |||
| Caetano et al., 2010 22 | Curitiba (PR), São Paulo (SP) and Recife (PE) Longitudinal |
Food diaries (7 consecutive days) | Total: 179 children aged 4-12 months; Groups: <6 and 6-12 months |
Evaluate practices and food consumption in healthy infants from three cities of Brazil |
| Gomes; Costa; Schmitz, 2010 17 | Brasília (DF) Cross-sectional |
Weighed food records (three days); 24-hour recall (3 days) |
Total: 678 children aged 4-82 months; Groups: 4-12 and 13-82 months |
To assess dietary intake of children from no-profit daycare centers |
| Martino et al., 2010 23 | Alfenas (MG) | Weighed food records (1 day); | Total: 186 children aged 12-72 months; |
Assess socioeconomic, nutritional status and dietary intake of preschoolers attended by Municipal Educational Centers (EMC) |
| Cross-sectional | ||||
| Silva et al., 2010 24 | Maceió (AL) | 24-hour recall (1 day) | Total: 272 children aged 1-8 years | To assess dietary intake of energy, macronutrients and micronutrients related to growth and development |
| Cross-sectional | ||||
| Bernardi et al., 2011 5 | Caxias do Sul (RS) | Individual weighed food record (1 day); Food diary (1 day) |
Total: 362 children aged 24-72 months | Assess the dietary intake of micronutrients in preschool children at home and in public and private kindergartens |
| Cross-sectional | ||||
| Costa et al., 2011 14 | Gameleira (PE) and São João do Tigre (PB) | 24-hour recall (1 day) | Total: 445 children aged 0-23 months: 238 in Gameleira and 207 in São João do Tigre | Evaluate the dietary intake of children |
| Cross-sectional | ||||
| Paiva-Bandeira et al., 2011 25 | João Pessoa (PB) Cross-sectional |
Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (once) |
Total: 183 children aged 2-10 years | Analyze the association between income and food consumption of b-carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E in children |
| Tavares et al., 2012 15 | Manaus (AM) Cross-sectional |
Individual weighed food record (1 day); |
Total: 308 children aged 24-72 months: 217 from public daycare and 91 from private daycare centers | Verify the nutritional status and dietary intake of children in day care centers |
| Food diary (1 day) |
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| Bueno et al., 2013 19 | Brazil Cross-sectional |
Individual weighed food record (1 day); |
Total: 3058 children aged 2-6 years in public and private schools | Estimate the nutritional risk of children |
| Food diary (1 day) |