Haitian street foods and their nutritional contribution to dietary intake

Webb, Ryland E.; Hyatt, Susan A.

doi:10.1080/03670244.1988.9991033

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“…This group hypothesized that many low-income urban families would be even worse off without the availability of street foods (FAO, 1990). Webb and Hyatt (1988) found that street foods provide 15% of the recommended dietary intake for energy and 18% for protein in the diet of secondary school students in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Oguntona and Kanye (1995) showed that street foods contribute 25% of the energy and 52% of the protein intake of a group of urban adolescents in Nigeria.…”

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The role of street foods in the dietary pattern of two low-income groups in Nairobi

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Objectives: To examine the frequency of street food consumption of people living in low-income settlements in Nairobi and the role of street foods in their daily diet and to reveal why people consume street foods rather than home-prepared foods. Setting, subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was done with 1011 households and in-depth interviews with a subsample of 73 households in two selected areas in Nairobi: Korogocho, a low-income slum area and Dandora, a low ± middle-income area. Results: The frequency of street food consumption was higher in Korogocho than in Dandora (3.6 vs 2.0 days per week; P`0.001). Street food consumption did not differ between different types of households, with the exception of household size. Employment status of the household head and street food consumption were related (P`0.001): consumption frequency of 3.7 days per week when irregularly or unemployed, 2.9 daysaweek when self-employed and 2.1 daysaweek when regularly employed. Furthermore, where an adult woman with primarily a domestic role was present, street food consumption was less (2.55 days per week when present vs 2.95 when not present; P`0.05). Conclusions: Street foods play an important role in the diet of poor households in Nairobi, in particular for breakfast and snacks, because they are cheap and convenient. The frequency of street food consumption is determined by a combination of at least four factors: level of household income; regularity of income; household size; and time available to prepare meals. Sponsorship: The project is ®nanced by the Netherlands Foundation for the Advancement of Tropical Research (WOTRO), ®lenumber WV 96-153.

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“…Some studies presented findings on the types of food groups sold in street foods for different countries. In Haiti, for example, 146 different street foods were identified in Port-au-Prince of which cereals and grains accounted for 28?0 %, fruit for 18?5 %, and sugars and syrups for 16?4 % (10) . In Abeokuta, 50 % of meat and fish, 60 % of legumes and an estimated 42-66 % of all major food groups came from street foods (12,13) .…”

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“…In Haiti, street foods contributed 16 % of the protein RDA in secondary-school children (10) . In Nigerian adolescents, average daily protein intake (62 g) from street foods provided more than 50 % of the RDA (12) .…”

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“…The majority of studies demonstrated that street foods contributed significantly to the diet of children and adults in developing countries, both in terms of energy, protein and micronutrient intakes and in terms of food groups consumed (Table 1) (3,4,6,(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26)(27)(28)(29) .…”

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“…In children, numerous studies including those in Cotonou in Benin (40 %EI) (3) , Nairobi in Kenya (13?4-22?4 %EI) (22) , Port-au-Prince in Haiti (25 %EI) (10) , Bamako in Mali (18?3 %EI) (15)(16)(17) , Hyderabad in India (19 %E) (11) and rural areas of Kenya (13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20) (25) have demonstrated the contribution of street foods to daily energy intake. Moreover, it is important to realize that the energy supplied by street foods usually serves as a replacement for home meals (30) .…”

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Nutritional contribution of street foods to the diet of people in developing countries: a systematic review

Steyn

Mchiza

Hill

et al. 2013

Public Health Nutr.

161

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Objective: To review studies examining the nutritional value of street foods and their contribution to the diet of consumers in developing countries. Design: The electronic databases PubMed/MEDLINE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Proquest Health and Science Direct were searched for articles on street foods in developing countries that included findings on nutritional value. Results: From a total of 639 articles, twenty-three studies were retained since they met the inclusion criteria. In summary, daily energy intake from street foods in adults ranged from 13 % to 50 % of energy and in children from 13 % to 40 % of energy. Although the amounts differed from place to place, even at the lowest values of the percentage of energy intake range, energy from street foods made a significant contribution to the diet. Furthermore, the majority of studies suggest that street foods contributed significantly to the daily intake of protein, often at 50 % of the RDA. The data on fat and carbohydrate intakes are of some concern because of the assumed high contribution of street foods to the total intakes of fat, trans-fat, salt and sugar in numerous studies and their possible role in the development of obesity and non-communicable diseases. Few studies have provided data on the intake of micronutrients, but these tended to be high for Fe and vitamin A while low for Ca and thiamin. Conclusions: Street foods make a significant contribution to energy and protein intakes of people in developing countries and their use should be encouraged if they are healthy traditional foods.

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The Street Food Culture in Europe

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2020

Sicilian Street Foods and Chemistry

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Haitian street foods and their nutritional contribution to dietary intake

Cited by 23 publications

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The role of street foods in the dietary pattern of two low-income groups in Nairobi

The role of street foods in the dietary pattern of two low-income groups in Nairobi

Nutritional contribution of street foods to the diet of people in developing countries: a systematic review

The Street Food Culture in Europe

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