“…50 As of the age of 2 years old, school, social relationships outside the family environment and food preferences interfere positively and/or negatively in the repertoire and eating habits in a more marked way. 49,51 Bueno et al 52 in a multi-year study conducted with 85 schools (public [63.5%] and private [36.5%]), covering 3,058 children between 2 and 6 years old from 9 Brazilian cities, evaluated the adequacy of nutrient intake from a qualitative and quantitative analysis of children's feeding for one day, from weighing and diet calculation. The results reinforce the need for constant attention and improvements in the profile of food supply and consumption of Brazilian school-age children, where despite the low prevalence of inadequate intake of vitamins essential to health (B1, B2, B3, B6, folate, phosphorus, magnesium, iron, copper, zinc and selenium), 30% of the sample consumed more saturated fat than recommended, 15 to 29% had inadequate vitamin E, > 90% had inadequate vitamin D intake, 45% of children > 4 years old did not reach the calcium recommendation, and sodium intake was higher than recommended for > 90% of children < 4 years old and for 73% of children > 4 years old.…”