Study on snack-eating behaviors after sc hool among school aged children in four cities / 上海预防医学

ABSTRACT

Objective To understand the present situation of school aged children's snack-eating behaviors after school , and to provide a basis for guiding children's reasonable snacks consumption .income exceeding 15 000 yuan was higher than that from the families monthly income falling in 8 001-15 000 yuan (χ2 =74.703, P =0.000 ) .The favorite snacks include potato and puffed food (83.3%), beans and its products (83.0%), vegetables and fruits (78.4%), meat, seafood and eggs (76.2%).The reasons for choosing snacks mainly include taste (38.2%), external packaging (29.7%), food safety(28.1%), and nutrition (23.6%).The snack-eating time were different between different genders and among different aged children .The source of snacks were mainly from family prepared(81.4%) and bought by themselves (16.1%). Conclus ion Some problems were still existed in snack-eating behaviors after school among school aged children , which needs to be guided and improved .