Food consumption pattern of Indian rural preschool children (four to five years)
| Autor: | N. Khetarpaul, Manu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Consumption (economics)
Food frequency biology business.industry Chenopodium Food Consumption Patterns Food consumption food and beverages Nutritional survey biology.organism_classification Biotechnology Toxicology Food products Business Management and Accounting (miscellaneous) Leafy vegetables business Food Science |
| Zdroj: | British Food Journal. 108:127-140 |
| ISSN: | 0007-070X |
| Popis: | Purpose – The aim of the present nutritional survey was to assess the food consumption pattern of 183 Indian preschool children (four to five years) in Fatehabad district of Haryana.Design/methodology/approach – Data regarding food frequency, myths and intake were collected with the help of questionnaires and structured interviews. Food consumption patterns were recorded using a 24‐hour recall for three consecutive days.Findings – The food frequency pattern indicated that wheat was the most accepted cereal among almost all the families and the consumption of pulses was weekly or on alternate days. They consumed roots and tubers frequently but the consumption of green leafy vegetables, fruits and other vegetables depended on the availability only. Most of the families consumed buffalo's milk (93 per cent) and desi ghee (73 per cent) daily. More than half of the respondents' mothers believed bajra, maize (corn), some pulses, bathua (Chenopodium album) and fenugreek leaves, onion, garlic, ginger, desi ghee a... |
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