Evaluation of food purchasing in the Brazilian School Feeding Programme

Feasibility of the requirements and recommendations

Bibliographic Data

ID15094306
AuthorsAna Beatriz Coelho de Azevedo (0000-0001-7137-709X, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro), Daniel Henrique Bandoni (0000-0003-1638-1437, Universidade Federal do ABC), Ana Laura Benevenuto de Amorim (0000-0003-0745-8201, Universidade Metropolitana de Santos), Daniela Silva Canella (0000-0001-9672-4983, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume26
Issue12
Pages3331-3342
Publication date2023-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s136898002300229x
PMID37905595
OpenAlexW4388035317
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited32

Objective: To analyse the purchase of food for school feeding, according to the extent and purpose of industrial processing and variety, exploring the feasibility of achieving the requirements and recommendations of the Brazilian School Feeding Programme, and the variety of unprocessed or minimally processed foods according to the purchase of ultra-processed foods. Design: Secondary data from 2016 from the Accountability Management System of the National Fund for Educational Development, concerning the food items purchased, were used to explore the feasibility of the requirements and recommendations. The foods were grouped according to the NOVA classification system. Variety was assessed by counting different types of unprocessed or minimally processed foods. Setting: Brazil. Participants: 3698 Brazilian municipalities. Results: Energy share from unprocessed or minimally processed foods was 44·1 % while that of ultra-processed foods was 29·9 %. The average of unprocessed or minimally processed food types purchased annually was 33·8 items. Of the municipalities, 35·8 % were within the limit established for the expenditure of funds for the purchase of processed and ultra-processed foods, while 8·7 % followed the recommendation for variety. The proportion of ultra-processed foods did not influence the variety of food items purchased. Conclusions: The results showed the feasibility of achieving the requirements and recommendations and underscored the importance of continued efforts to promote the inclusion of unprocessed or minimally processed foods in the school feeding programme while addressing the challenges associated with expenditure limits of processed and ultra-processed foods and enhancing variety, which is strategic to promote adequate and healthy meals

Accountability · Agricultural science · Business · Environmental health · Food processing · Political science · Purchasing · Variety (cybernetics · Computer Science · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Environmental Science · Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability · Medicine · Food Science · Marketing