Menu Audit of Vegetable-Containing Food Offering in Primary School Canteens in Sydney, Australia: A Preliminary Study

Children’s vegetable intakes are too low, and school canteens could provide an equitable environment to improve their intake. This study aimed to develop and apply a systematic method to quantify the proportion and variety of vegetable-containing items on primary school canteen menus and examine dif...

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Autores principales:	Janne Beelen, Jessica E. Heffernan, Maeva Cochet-Broch, Shadia Djakovic, David Chung, Rebecca K. Golley, Astrid A. M. Poelman
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	primary school canteen menu audit vegetables child nutrition food environments Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:46651415831447fea1e517b5f330c3f12021-11-25T17:48:22ZMenu Audit of Vegetable-Containing Food Offering in Primary School Canteens in Sydney, Australia: A Preliminary Study10.3390/ijerph1822117891660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/46651415831447fea1e517b5f330c3f12021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/11789https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Children’s vegetable intakes are too low, and school canteens could provide an equitable environment to improve their intake. This study aimed to develop and apply a systematic method to quantify the proportion and variety of vegetable-containing items on primary school canteen menus and examine differences between schools of different socio-economic statuses, sizes and types. Online canteen menus from 112 primary schools in Sydney, Australia, were collected, and data were extracted on a total number of items and vegetable-containing items across different menu categories. Further, data on preparation type and variety were extracted. Differences in the proportion of vegetable items between socio-economic status, school size and type were tested. On average, 80.4 ± 34.0 items were listed, with 30% of items containing vegetables. Most sandwiches (60%) and hot foods (54%) contained no vegetables. The variety of raw vegetables (4.9 ± 1.8 types) was greater than for cooked vegetables (1.3 ± 1.2 types; <i>p</i> < 0.01). Limited differences were observed by socio-economic status and school type. Small schools offered fewer vegetable-containing items than large schools. While primary school canteen menus listed a large variety of items, only one-third contained vegetables. Data from this study can be used to track changes and to develop new opportunities to increase the vegetable supply in schools.Janne BeelenJessica E. HeffernanMaeva Cochet-BrochShadia DjakovicDavid ChungRebecca K. GolleyAstrid A. M. PoelmanMDPI AGarticleprimary schoolcanteenmenu auditvegetableschild nutritionfood environmentsMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11789, p 11789 (2021)
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spellingShingle	primary school canteen menu audit vegetables child nutrition food environments Medicine R Janne Beelen Jessica E. Heffernan Maeva Cochet-Broch Shadia Djakovic David Chung Rebecca K. Golley Astrid A. M. Poelman Menu Audit of Vegetable-Containing Food Offering in Primary School Canteens in Sydney, Australia: A Preliminary Study
description	Children’s vegetable intakes are too low, and school canteens could provide an equitable environment to improve their intake. This study aimed to develop and apply a systematic method to quantify the proportion and variety of vegetable-containing items on primary school canteen menus and examine differences between schools of different socio-economic statuses, sizes and types. Online canteen menus from 112 primary schools in Sydney, Australia, were collected, and data were extracted on a total number of items and vegetable-containing items across different menu categories. Further, data on preparation type and variety were extracted. Differences in the proportion of vegetable items between socio-economic status, school size and type were tested. On average, 80.4 ± 34.0 items were listed, with 30% of items containing vegetables. Most sandwiches (60%) and hot foods (54%) contained no vegetables. The variety of raw vegetables (4.9 ± 1.8 types) was greater than for cooked vegetables (1.3 ± 1.2 types; <i>p</i> < 0.01). Limited differences were observed by socio-economic status and school type. Small schools offered fewer vegetable-containing items than large schools. While primary school canteen menus listed a large variety of items, only one-third contained vegetables. Data from this study can be used to track changes and to develop new opportunities to increase the vegetable supply in schools.
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author	Janne Beelen Jessica E. Heffernan Maeva Cochet-Broch Shadia Djakovic David Chung Rebecca K. Golley Astrid A. M. Poelman
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title	Menu Audit of Vegetable-Containing Food Offering in Primary School Canteens in Sydney, Australia: A Preliminary Study
title_short	Menu Audit of Vegetable-Containing Food Offering in Primary School Canteens in Sydney, Australia: A Preliminary Study
title_full	Menu Audit of Vegetable-Containing Food Offering in Primary School Canteens in Sydney, Australia: A Preliminary Study
title_fullStr	Menu Audit of Vegetable-Containing Food Offering in Primary School Canteens in Sydney, Australia: A Preliminary Study
title_full_unstemmed	Menu Audit of Vegetable-Containing Food Offering in Primary School Canteens in Sydney, Australia: A Preliminary Study
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Menu Audit of Vegetable-Containing Food Offering in Primary School Canteens in Sydney, Australia: A Preliminary Study

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