[Actual food intake of small children at a child day care center].
Investigations on the real food intake of children in day-care centres in the G.D.R. have not yet been carried out. Former studies compared the food intake with the recommendations for the daily intake of energy and nutrients. We have studied the daily food intake of 80 children in a day-care centre over a period of three weeks using the "simplified weighing method". The food intake at home was studied additionally by using a protocol method. The intake of energy during the stay in the day-care centre (three meals) amounted to 90 percent of the recommended quantity. The proportion of carbohydrates was lower and that of fat higher than the recommendations. The intake of iron and vitamin C was below the recommended doses. The total caloric intake and intake of fat per day were above the recommended values. Improvement of the composition of meals will help to overcome the disproportions observed.
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D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005859:Germany, East; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007225:Infant Food; D009751:Nutritional Requirements
Untersuchungen zur realen Nahrungsaufnahme von Kleinkindern in einer Kinderkrippe.