Methods, Instruments, and Parameters for Analyzing the Menu Nutritionally and Sensorially: A Systematic Review

Ginani, Verônica Cortez; Zandonadi, Renata Puppin; Araújo, Wilma Maria Coelho; Botelho, Raquel Braz Assunção

doi:10.1080/15428052.2012.728981

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“…The recommendations specific to children aged 2‐5 years within the Caring for Children guidelines was chosen as this age range covers 77.2% of all children attending LDC services within Australia . Menu compliance assessments were undertaken by an independent Dietitian, consistent with best practice protocols for menu audits . Menu planners were contacted for additional information (for example brands of foods, ingredients of recipes and approximate quantities provided) via telephone or face‐to‐face contact if the menu did not provide sufficient information to enable food group categorisation and serve size calculation.…”

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Menu planning practices in early childhood education and care – factors associated with menu compliance with sector dietary guidelines

Grady

Stacey

Seward

et al. 2019

Health Prom J of Aust

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Issue addressed: Despite recommendations, early childhood education and care services do not plan menus in accordance with sector dietary guidelines. This study aimed to examine the following among Australian long day care services: (a) menu planning practices; (b) prevalence of menu compliance with sector dietary guidelines;and (c) menu planning practices associated with higher menu compliance with sector dietary guidelines.Methods: Long day care services within Hunter New England, NSW participated in a pen and paper survey assessing menu planning practices and socio-demographic and service characteristics. Two-week menus were assessed for compliance with sector dietary guidelines, based on the number of servings of food groups and discretionary foods provided per child, per day. Results:Staff from 72 services completed the survey and 69 provided their menu.Results indicated the service cook was fully responsible for planning the menu in 43% of services, and 57% had received written support to assist with menu planning. Service menus were compliant with an average of 0.68 out of six food groups and discretionary foods. In poisson regression models, a shorter menu cycle length (P = .04) and the receipt of training opportunities to support menu planning (P < .01) were significantly associated with higher menu compliance. Conclusions: Menu compliance with sector dietary guidelines is low among participating long day care services. So what? The implementation of practices such as shortening of the menu cycle and the provision of training opportunities may assist in the planning of menus that are more compliant with dietary guidelines in this setting. K E Y W O R D S childcare, diet, guidelines, menu, nutrition | 217 GRADY et Al. How to cite this article: Grady A, Stacey F, Seward K, Finch M, Jones J, Yoong SL. Menu planning practices in early childhood education and care -factors associated with menu compliance with sector dietary guidelines. Health Promot J Austral. 2020;31:216-223. https ://doi.

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Menu planning practices in early childhood education and care – factors associated with menu compliance with sector dietary guidelines

Grady

Stacey

Seward

et al. 2019

Health Prom J of Aust

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“…Compliance will be assessed via a comprehensive menu assessment undertaken by a dietitian in accordance with best practice protocols for menu assessment undertaken at baseline and follow-up. 52 Consistent with guideline recommendations, a compliant menu will be defined as one that provides 50% of the recommended daily serves of each of the Australian Dietary Guidelines five food groups ((1) vegetables and legumes/beans; (2) fruit; (3) wholegrain cereal foods and breads; (4) lean meat and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, seeds and legumes; (5) milk, yoghurt, cheese and alternatives) for children aged 2–5 years who attend each day. 11 A comparison of plate waste measures and menu audits (unpublished) conducted by the research team found a 96% agreement in number of food groups provided among 84 meals, supporting the utility of menu assessments to assess overall guideline compliance.…”

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Multistrategy childcare-based intervention to improve compliance with nutrition guidelines versus usual care in long day care services: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

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IntroductionInterventions to improve child diet are recommended as dietary patterns developed in childhood track into adulthood and influence the risk of chronic disease. For child health, childcare services are required to provide foods to children consistent with nutrition guidelines. Research suggests that foods and beverages provided by services to children are often inconsistent with nutrition guidelines. The primary aim of this study is to assess, relative to a usual care control group, the effectiveness of a multistrategy childcare-based intervention in improving compliance with nutrition guidelines in long day care services.Methods and analysisThe study will employ a parallel group randomised controlled trial design. A sample of 58 long day care services that provide all meals (typically includes 1 main and 2 mid-meals) to children while they are in care, in the Hunter New England region of New South Wales, Australia, will be randomly allocated to a 6-month intervention to support implementation of nutrition guidelines or a usual care control group in a 1:1 ratio. The intervention was designed to overcome barriers to the implementation of nutrition guidelines assessed using the theoretical domains framework. Intervention strategies will include the provision of staff training and resources, audit and feedback, ongoing support and securing executive support. The primary outcome of the trial will be the change in the proportion of long day care services that have a 2-week menu compliant with childcare nutrition guidelines, measured by comprehensive menu assessments. As a secondary outcome, child dietary intake while in care will also be assessed. To assess the effectiveness of the intervention, the measures will be undertaken at baseline and ∼6 months postbaseline.Ethics and disseminationThe study was approved by the Hunter New England Human Research Ethics Committee. Study findings will be disseminated widely through peer-reviewed publications.

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“…Menu compliance with nutrition guidelines was assessed via detailed menu assessment undertaken by a trained dietitian in accordance with best practice protocols at baseline and follow-up [ 24 , 46 ]. A detailed description of the comprehensive menu review process is described in the protocol paper [ 24 ].…”

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A Three-Arm Randomised Controlled Trial of High- and Low-Intensity Implementation Strategies to Support Centre-Based Childcare Service Implementation of Nutrition Guidelines: 12-Month Follow-Up

Grady

Seward

Finch

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of a suite of implementation strategies of varying intensities on centre-based childcare service implementation of nutrition guideline recommendations at 12-month follow-up. A six-month three-arm parallel group randomised controlled trial was undertaken with 69 services, randomised to one of three arms: high-intensity strategies (executive support; group face-to-face training; provision of resources; multiple rounds of audit and feedback; ongoing face-to-face and phone support); low-intensity strategies (group face-to-face training; provision of resources; single round of audit and feedback); or usual care control. Across all study arms, only three high-intensity services were compliant with overall nutrition guidelines. A significant group interaction was found between the three arms for compliance with individual food groups. Relative to control, a significantly greater proportion of low-intensity services were compliant with dairy, and a significantly greater proportion of high-intensity services were compliant with fruit, vegetables, dairy, breads and cereals, and discretionary foods. No significant differences between the high- and low-intensity for individual food group compliance were found. High-intensity implementation strategies may be effective in supporting childcare service implementation of individual food group recommendations. Further research is warranted to identify strategies effective in increasing overall nutrition compliance.

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Methods, Instruments, and Parameters for Analyzing the Menu Nutritionally and Sensorially: A Systematic Review

Cited by 14 publications

References 23 publications

Menu planning practices in early childhood education and care – factors associated with menu compliance with sector dietary guidelines

Menu planning practices in early childhood education and care – factors associated with menu compliance with sector dietary guidelines

Multistrategy childcare-based intervention to improve compliance with nutrition guidelines versus usual care in long day care services: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

A Three-Arm Randomised Controlled Trial of High- and Low-Intensity Implementation Strategies to Support Centre-Based Childcare Service Implementation of Nutrition Guidelines: 12-Month Follow-Up

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