Table 2.

Macronutrients and energy of lunch meals in school lunch programme

Nutrients	Kindergarten		Elementary school
	Rice with side disha	One-dish mealb	Rice with side disha	One-dish mealb
Amount per serving portion
Carbohydrate (g)	48⋅4 ± 15⋅7d,e	72⋅6 ± 23⋅5e	68⋅8 ± 13⋅2d	59⋅6 ± 5⋅3
Protein (g)	15⋅5 ± 4⋅1d,e	25⋅2 ± 5⋅3e	18⋅8 ± 6⋅3	18⋅9 ± 2⋅1
Fat (g)	16⋅5 ± 7⋅1	15⋅1 ± 3⋅1e	13⋅4 ± 12⋅0	8⋅3 ± 1⋅6
Energy (kcal)	407⋅6 ± 105⋅5d,e	529⋅6 ± 137⋅4e	475⋅5 ± 145⋅1d	392⋅3 ± 32⋅1
% Recommendationc
Carbohydrate	88⋅1 ± 28⋅5d	132⋅2 ± 42⋅7e	97⋅1 ± 18⋅7	84⋅2 ± 7⋅4
Protein	143⋅2 ± 37⋅8d	233⋅3 ± 48⋅8e	134⋅1 ± 44⋅9	135⋅2 ± 15⋅1
Fat	152⋅6 ± 65⋅5e	139⋅7 ± 28⋅5e	95⋅6 ± 85⋅5	59⋅6 ± 11⋅3
Energy	113⋅2 ± 29⋅3d	146⋅7 ± 38⋅2e	102⋅3 ± 31⋅2d	84⋅4 ± 6⋅9

^aMeans ± standard deviations of ten portions of three menus.

^bMeans ± standard deviations of ten portions of two menus.

^cRecommended amount for respective age group according to the Lunch Standard for Thai Children.

^dMean values of rice with side dish and one-dish meal of the same school are significantly different (P < 0⋅05).

^eMean values of the same dish style of kindergarten and elementary school are significantly different (P < 0⋅05).