Diagnóstico del tipo de alimentos que se consumen en los bares de las Unidades Educativas: Federico Proaño, Francisco Febres Cordero y Ezequiel Crespo Ambrosi

Abstract

This research project aims to diagnose the type of food consumed in the bars of the Educational Units: Federico Proaño, Francisco Febres Cordero and Ezequiel Crespo Ambrosi, because nutrition at school age is of vital importance to ensure proper physical and mental development in children, therefore, it is necessary to know the type of food sold in the school bars of the Educational Institutions. In the institutions, junk food is still being sold, in some extent, which would be detrimental to the schoolchildren. Similarly, this type of food is still being purchased in the surroundings of the Educational Institutions, and despite the fact that the institutions offer a variety of healthy menus, the children have litle knowledge of the nutrients provided by certain foods. The research was based on determining compliance with the articles of Chapter III of Interministerial Agreement 0005-14, which states that food and beverages prepared in the bar or industrially processed must cover 15% of the nutritional recommendations according to the age of each student. Finally, recipes for nutritious and fibre-rich snacks were developed for schoolchildren, as recommendations for what could be implemented in school bars.