OBJECTIVE: To analyze suggestions that facilitate the use of organic foods produced by family farms made by the social actors responsible for Santa Catarina's school meals. METHODS: This qualitative and exploratory study used an electronic questionnaire for surveying 293 municipalities in the state of Santa Catarina in 2010 and identified the percentage of organic school foods purchased from family farms. The social actors from 52 municipalities who were responsible for organic food acquisition were interviewed in person. Their suggestions were categorized and analyzed by content analysis. RESULTS: A total of 446 social actors made 684 suggestions categorized into four themes: Awareness strategies for the use of organic foods (n=286) were proposed by principals and dieticians, who emphasized the need of educating social actors and community and raising community awareness; Better Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar management (n=148) was suggested by principals and family farmers, who wanted less bureaucracy and outsourcing, fewer taxes, and more management involvement; Better coordination between the demand and supply of organic foods (n=130) was suggested by principals, family farmers, and cooks because of logistic and supply problems; and Better management of school food production (n=120) was suggested by principals and cooks, who reported problems with the supply of specific foods, low organic food diversity, and lack of certification. CONCLUSION: For the social actors, the use of organic foods in the schools of Santa Catarina requires the education of those involved (technical support, educational strategies, and community awareness), government support, coordination between demand and supply, and better management of organic food production.
Unidades de Alimentação e Nutrição (UAN) são espaços voltados para preparação e fornecimento de refeições saudáveis do ponto de vista nutricional e seguras do ponto de vista higiênico-sanitário. O desperdício de alimentos ocorre durante toda cadeia alimentar e tem causas econômicas, políticas, culturais e tecnológicas, que abrangem as principais etapas da cadeia de movimentação: produção, transporte, comercialização, sistema de embalagem e armazenamento. Desperdício é sinônimo de falta de qualidade e deve ser evitado por meio de um planejamento adequado, a fim de que não existam excessos de produção e consequentes sobras. O presente trabalho consiste em uma revisão sistemática realizada utilizando as bases indexadas LILACS e SciELO e a ferramenta de pesquisa Google acadêmico, por meio dos descritores em português: UAN, sobras, desperdício, restos. O trabalho teve como objetivo analisar artigos científicos que avaliaram sobra e resto ingestão em UANs brasileiras a fim de pontuar os principais motivos que contribuem para o desperdício de alimentos e indicar potenciais medidas para a redução desses níveis.
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