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Assessment of Social Transmission of Food Preferences Behaviors
Published on: January 25, 2018
[Methodological proposal to explore the healthy and sustainable food service purchasing]
Panmela Soares1, Suellen Secci Martinelli2, Suzi Barletto Cavalli3
1Programa de Pós-graduação em Nutrição, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brasil; Grupo de Investigación de Salud Pública, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, España.
Objective:
Describe the methodology used to explore sustainability and nutritional aspects of institutional food service purchasing.
Method:
The source of information is the purchasing list. This document includes information on the ingredients used to prepare meals, such as the quantity (kg), variety (n), origin (local farmers or other suppliers) and type of production (organic or conventional) of food items.
Conclusion:
The described methodology allows obtain a wider vision of the quality of the meals offered in the food services. In addition to nutritional aspects, this methodology incorporates the perspective of sustainability.
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