Table 1.
The average content of food products with reference to the model food ration (MFR) recommendation (per a child/day) in daily menu in institutions (n = 231) before (baseline, B) and after (post-baseline, PB) nutritional education program.
| Food Products | MFR (g) | 60–85% of MFR (g) | Average Daily Supply (g/Child) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 (Median) | Q3 | ||||||
| B | PB | B | PB | B | PB | |||
| Bread | 150 | 90–128 | 52.7 | 52.4 | 64.3 | 64.3 | 75.5 | 80.1 |
| Flour, pasta | 30 | 18–26 | 23.3 | 21.8 | 28.7 * | 27.3 | 36.8 | 33.7 |
| Cereals, groats, rice | 35 | 21–30 | 12.8 | 13.7 | 17.7 * | 18.5 | 22.7 | 24.4 |
| Potatoes | 200 | 120–170 | 133.2 | 123.2 | 160.0 * | 153.1 | 200 | 195.7 |
| Vegetables | 400 | 240–340 | 135.5 | 139.9 | 164.3 * | 170.8 | 204 | 216.7 |
| Legumes (raw, dry) | - 1 | - 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 * | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| Fruits (including juices) | 250 | 150–213 | 130.6 | 129.8 | 171.8 | 180.6 | 237.9 | 230.5 |
| Juices | - 1 | - 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 34.5 | 35.8 |
| Milk & fermented milk beverages | 550 | 330–468 | 149.9 | 157 | 200.3 5,** | 209.5 5 | 247.8 | 252.1 |
| Cottage cheese | 45 | 27–38 | 8.2 | 9.5 | 13.4 | 14.8 | 20.7 | 21.1 |
| Cheese | 5 | 3–4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 5 |
| Meat, poultry | 30 | 18–26 | 37.3 | 34.1 | 47.7 * | 44.5 | 58.1 | 56.4 |
| Processed meat | 20 | 12–17 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 16.2 * | 14.4 | 21.9 | 21.7 |
| Fish | 5 | 3-4 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 13.7 * | 13 | 17.2 | 17.1 |
| Egg 2 | 0.75 | 0.45–0.64 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Animal fats | 25 | 15–21 | 12 | 11.8 | 14.8 | 14.7 | 18.2 | 17.8 |
| Vegetable fats | 13 | 8–11 | 6.2 | 6 | 9.1 * | 8.1 | 13.1 | 12.4 |
| Sugar & sweets 3 | 30 | 18–26 | 11 | 9.7 | 15.9 * | 14.4 | 23.9 | 22.5 |
| Added sugars 4 | - 1 | - 1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 9.2 | 8.2 | 16 | 15 |
1 Not indicated; 2 the amount of eggs in number; 3 the total amount of candies, chocolate, cookies, honey, marmalade, syrups and added sugars; 4 added sugar (beet, cane); 5 mean value; * significant differences (the Wilcoxon signed-rank test) in average values before vs. after education; ** significant differences (paired student t-test) in average values before vs. after education.