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. 2022 May 12;11:e35. doi: 10.1017/jns.2022.31

Table 5.

Estimated food intake from lunch meals in school lunch programme

Food groups Kindergarten Elementary school
Rice with side disha One-dish mealb Rice with side disha One-dish mealb
Intake per capita
Rice (g) 107⋅7 ± 34⋅8d,e 147⋅5 ± 3⋅4 191⋅4 ± 5⋅6d 155⋅5 ± 11⋅4
Meats (g) 23⋅6 ± 24⋅8 50⋅3 ± 13⋅0 33⋅4 ± 15⋅7 47⋅6 ± 8⋅4
Vegetables (g) 15⋅5 ± 13⋅5 0⋅0 ± 0⋅0e 31⋅0 ± 7⋅8 27⋅6 ± 4⋅7
Fruits (g) 35⋅2 ± 32⋅4 28⋅5 ± 5⋅2 43⋅0 ± 5⋅6 28⋅7 ± 7⋅0
Eggs (g) 26⋅5 ± 24⋅5 14⋅4 ± 16⋅6 35⋅8 ± 40⋅5 0⋅0 ± 0⋅0
% Recommendationc
Rice 130⋅6 ± 42⋅2d 178⋅8 ± 4⋅1e 139⋅2 ± 4⋅1d 113⋅1 ± 8⋅3
Meats 49⋅2 ± 51⋅6 104⋅6 ± 27⋅0e 46⋅4 ± 21⋅9 66⋅0 ± 11⋅7
Vegetables 44⋅4 ± 38⋅7 0⋅0 ± 0⋅0e 44⋅3 ± 11⋅1 39⋅5 ± 6⋅8
Fruits 52⋅2 ± 48⋅1 42⋅2 ± 7⋅7e 31⋅8 ± 4⋅2d 21⋅2 ± 5⋅2
Eggs 132⋅4 ± 122⋅7 72⋅0 ± 83⋅1 179⋅2 ± 202⋅6 0⋅0 ± 0⋅0
a

Means ± standard deviations of 3 aggregate samples of 108 portions for kindergarten or 48 portions for elementary school.

b

Means ± standard deviations of 2 aggregate samples of 108 portions for kindergarten or 48 portions for elementary school.

c

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

d

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

e

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