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Concept Development and Use of an Automated Food Intake and Eating Behavior Assessment Method
Published on: February 19, 2021
System of planning and evaluation of school meals
Ada Rocha1, Cláudia Afonso1, M Cristina Santos1
1Faculdade de Ciências da Nutrição e Alimentação, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
Objective:
To develop a software to plan and evaluate school meals according to the main national and international standards for foods and nutrition.
Design:
Development of software.
Setting:
Public schools, Portugal.
Subjects:
School meals for students.
Results:
The System of Planning and Evaluation of School Meals (SPARE) is a software that allows the planning of school meals in an effective and organized way, according to the main national and international standards for food and nutrition. The regular use of this tool enables the evaluation, monitoring and verification towards continuous improvement of the quality of school meals.
Conclusions:
The SPARE software aims to promote healthy eating by focusing on the planning and production of safe and adequate meals in the school environment. This software can be adapted to different age groups and to different contexts, attending to specific nutritional and food standards.
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