title: Food menus evaluation for most liked products in children from Puna, region of Argentina.
abstract: The aim of this study was to investigate the acceptability of varied food menus, preferred by children of 11-14 years located at Puna (3500 m.a.s.l.), in young urban people. The children drew "the preferred menu" which showed that the consumption of vegetables as a main course was comfortable when it was consumed in the form of soups and mixed vegetables. However, some imbalances were detected when evaluating the percentage of daily nutritional values and the caloric distribution of nutrients. Consumer's hedonic scores showed significant acceptability to the cheese empanadas, Andean potato cake and Andean mashed potato. The free word association test suggested that, because of their relationship with culture, the Andean mashed potato, verde potato stew with charqui and anchi of apple could be offered as a traditional food. The acceptability of meals was largely related to the meals having the highest input of energy, fat and carbohydrates but containing the least content of protein and dietary fiber.
authors.affiliation: Instituto para la Investigación de la Industria Química-Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CONICET, Av Bolivia 5150, 4400 Salta, Argentina. cristigol@gmail.com
authors.forename: María Cristina
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Goldner
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lescano
authors.forename: Margarita
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Armada
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001118:Argentina; D002648:Child; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000032:analysis; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000032:analysis; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002149:Energy Intake; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D005518:Food Preferences; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D062407:Meals; D018977:Micronutrients / Q000032:analysis; D009753:Nutritive Value; D025341:Principal Component Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014675:Vegetables
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004043:Dietary Fiber; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D018977:Micronutrients