How well do children aged 5–7 years recall food eaten at school lunch
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15097703 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janet M Warren (0000-0002-4632-4866, Oxford Brookes University, corresponding author), Christiani Jeyakumar Henry (0000-0002-1602-0140, Oxford Brookes University), C Jeya K Henry, M Barbara E Livingstone (0000-0001-5687-4530, University of Ulster), Helen J Lightowler, Helen Lightowler (0000-0003-0980-9052, Oxford Brookes University), Suzanne M Bradshaw (Oxford Brookes University), Sylvia Perwaiz (Oxford Brookes University) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 41-47 |
| Publication date | 2003-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1079/phn2002346 |
| PMID | 12581464 |
| OpenAlex | W2039748706 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 20 |
Objective: This study aimed to determine the accuracy with which children aged 5 to 7 years were able to report the food eaten at a school lunch. Subjects/setting: Two hundred and three children (103 boys, 100 girls) aged 5–7 years were recruited from three primary schools in Oxford. Design: Trained investigators made observational records of the school dinner and packed lunch intakes of four or five children per session. Children were interviewed within two hours of finishing the lunchtime meal and asked to provide a free recall of their meal. When the child had completed the recall, non-directive prompts were used to assess if the child was able to remember anything else. Foods recalled were classified as matches (recalled food agreed with observation), omissions (failed to report a food observed) or phantoms (recalled food was not observed). Results: The percentage of accurate recall was significantly higher ( P Conclusions: This study indicated that there was a wide range in the ability of children aged 5–7 years to recall intake from a packed lunch and/or school dinner. This dietary assessment method is unlikely to be suitable at an individual level. Investigators using dietary recall to estimate food intake in children aged 5–7 years need to be aware of the limitations of this method
Environmental health · Food group · Meal · Observational study · Portion size · Recall · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Demography · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Food Science · Pediatrics
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| Citations per year | 0.43 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2020 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |