A Comparative Study on Dietary Habits of Children in Elementary School by School Lunch Program

급식교와 비급식교 아동의 식생활습관에 관한 비교 연구

  • Bak, Gyeung-Bok (Department of Home Management, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Kim, Jeong-Sook (Department of Home Management, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Han, Jae-Sook (Department of Home Management, Yeungnam University) ;
  • Huh, Sung-Mee (Department of Food Science, Andong Junior College) ;
  • Suh, Bong-Soon (Department of Food Preparation, Shinil Junior College)
  • 박경복 (영남대학교 생활과학대학 가정관리학과) ;
  • 김정숙 (영남대학교 생활과학대학 가정관리학과) ;
  • 한재숙 (영남대학교 생활과학대학 가정관리학과) ;
  • 허성미 (안동전문대학 식품과학과) ;
  • 서봉순 (신일전문대학 조리과)
  • Published : 1996.03.30

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to observe the effect of school lunch program on dietary habits of elementary school children and their food preferences. A questionnaire survey was conducted on 785 children and their mother in ele-mentary school with and without school lunch program. The results of this study can be summarized as follows: 1. 91.1% of subjects were eating rice for breakfast menu and 12.2% of subjects were skipping breakfast every morning. 2. Most of the children preferred fruits, ddugboggi, ice cream, fritter, cookie, bread, beverage and hot dog for snacks. 3. Despite of its restrictive practice, the school lunch program proved to be contributory to the improvement of children's food intake habits, table manners, keeping social order, sanitary consiousness, gratitude for their parents. 4. Children preferred kimbap, bokumbap and hamburger for main dish, fish jelly soup, brown seaweed soup and bean-sprout soup for soup, animal food for side dish and frying saute for cooking methods. 5. Most of the children disliked crown daisy, green pepper, mushroom, green onion, onion, dropwort, soybean and carrot for their food materials.

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