The Assessment of School Lunches in the Form of Food Packs during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Latvia
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Data & Variables
2.2. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. The Type of Support Received by Pupils for the Provision of School Lunches during the Pandemic
3.2. The Compliance of the Composition of the Food Packs with Recommendations for a Healthy Diet
3.3. Parental Assessment of the Food Packs Received
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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The Type of Support | Riga | Riga Region | Vidzeme | Zemgale | Latgale | Kurzeme | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Food packs | 364 | 289 | 141 | 284 | 194 | 84 | 1356 |
95.54% | 97.97% | 89.81% | 86.32% | 86.99% | 76.36% | 90.70% | |
Gift card or voucher | 6 | - | 6 | 36 | 22 | 12 | 82 |
1.57% | - | 3.82% | 10.94% | 9.86% | 10.91% | 5.48% | |
Money in bank account | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
1.31% | 0.34% | 1.27% | 0.91% | 2.24% | 0.91% | 1.14% | |
Take-away lunches | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 12 |
1.05% | 0.68% | 2.55% | 0.30% | 0.45% | - | 0.80% | |
Lunch delivered at home | 1 | - | 3 | 4 | - | 9 | 17 |
0.26% | - | 1.91% | 1.21% | - | 8.18% | 1.14% | |
Other | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
0.26% | 1.02% | 0.64% | 0.30% | 0.45% | 3.64 | 0.73% | |
Total | 381 | 295 | 157 | 329 | 223 | 110 | 1495 |
Product Groups | Riga | Riga Region | Vidzeme | Zemgale | Latgale | Kurzeme | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bread | 156 | 95 | 104 | 193 | 72 | 36 | 656 |
42.86% | 32.87 | 73.76% | 67.96% | 37.11% | 42.86% | 48.38% | |
Rye bread, bread with seeds or grains | 115 | 69 | 49 | 164 | 17 | 17 | 431 |
31.59% | 23.87% | 34.75% | 57.75% | 8.76% | 20.24% | 31.78% | |
White bread | 50 | 76 | 70 | 139 | 43 | 23 | 401 |
13.74% | 26.30% | 49.64% | 48.94% | 22.16% | 27.38% | 29.57% | |
Grain products (rice, buckwheat, pasta etc.) | 314 | 180 | 110 | 222 | 175 | 62 | 1063 |
86.26% | 62.28% | 78.01% | 78.17% | 90.21% | 73.81% | 78.39% | |
Fruits and vegetables 1 | 318 | 243 | 113 | 239 | 137 | 58 | 1108 |
87.36% | 84.08% | 80.14% | 84.15% | 70.62% | 69.05% | 81.71% | |
Canned meat or meat products | 352 | 282 | 125 | 260 | 177 | 70 | 1266 |
96.70% | 97.58% | 88.65% | 91.55% | 91.24% | 83.33% | 93.36% | |
Canned fish | 216 | 104 | 24 | 133 | 18 | 6 | 501 |
59.34% | 35.99% | 17.02% | 46.83% | 9.28% | 7.14% | 36.95% | |
Eggs | 315 | 181 | 111 | 224 | 177 | 64 | 1072 |
86.54% | 62.63% | 78.72% | 78.87% | 91.24% | 76.19% | 79.06% | |
Legumes | 264 | 222 | 95 | 210 | 139 | 44 | 974 |
72.53% | 76.82% | 67.37% | 73.94% | 71.65% | 52.38% | 71.83% | |
Milk | 361 | 283 | 122 | 231 | 176 | 66 | 1239 |
99.17% | 97.92% | 86.52% | 81.34% | 90.72% | 78.57% | 91.37% | |
Dairy products | 112 | 143 | 127 | 170 | 184 | 54 | 790 |
30.77% | 49.48% | 90.07% | 59.86% | 94.84% | 64.28% | 58.26% | |
Oil | 226 | 175 | 92 | 216 | 127 | 42 | 878 |
62.09% | 60.55% | 65.25% | 76.06% | 65.46% | 50.00% | 64.75% | |
Nuts, seeds, dried fruits | 337 | 165 | 58 | 153 | 12 | 34 | 759 |
92.58% | 57.09% | 41.13% | 53.87% | 6.18% | 40.48% | 55.97% | |
Sweets | 183 | 136 | 80 | 155 | 147 | 53 | 754 |
50.27% | 47.06% | 56.74% | 54.58% | 75.77% | 63.09% | 55.60% |
Recommendation | Products | Riga | Riga Region | Vidzeme | Zemgale | Latgale | Kurzeme | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fruits and vegetables | Fruits and vegetables | 87.36 | 84.08 | 80.14 | 84.15 | 70.62 | 69.05 | 81.71 |
Milk and dairy products | Milk | 99.17 | 97.92 | 86.52 | 81.34 | 90.72 | 78.57 | 91.37 |
Dairy products | 30.77 | 49.48 | 90.07 | 59.86 | 94.84 | 64.28 | 58.26 | |
Grain products | Bread | 42.86 | 32.87 | 73.76 | 67.96 | 37.11 | 42.86 | 48.38 |
Grain products | 86.26 | 62.28 | 78.01 | 78.17 | 90.21 | 73.81 | 78.39 | |
Protein-source products | Canned meat or meat products | 96.70 | 97.58 | 88.65 | 91.55 | 91.24 | 83.33 | 93.36 |
Canned fish | 59.34 | 35.99 | 17.02 | 46.83 | 9.28 | 7.14 | 36.95 | |
Legumes | 72.53 | 76.82 | 67.37 | 73.94 | 71.65 | 52.38 | 71.83 | |
Eggs | 86.54 | 62.63 | 78.72 | 78.87 | 91.24 | 76.19 | 79.06 | |
Fat (oil) | Oil | 62.09 | 60.55 | 65.25 | 76.06 | 65.46 | 50.00 | 64.75 |
Assessment | Riga | Riga Region | Vidzeme | Zemgale | Latgale | Kurzeme | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positively | 277 | 210 | 116 | 204 | 132 | 65 | 1004 |
76.10% | 72.66% | 82.27% | 71.83% | 68.04% | 77.38% | 74.04% | |
Partially positive | 53 | 55 | 17 | 54 | 37 | 15 | 231 |
14.56% | 19.03% | 12.06% | 19.01% | 19.07% | 17.86% | 17.03% | |
Neutral | 27 | 16 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 82 |
7.42% | 5.54% | 3.55% | 5.28% | 7.73% | 4.76% | 6.05% | |
Partially negative | 5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - | 26 |
1.37% | 2.42% | 0.71% | 2.11% | 3.61% | - | 1.92% | |
Negatively | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - | 13 |
0.55% | 0.35% | 1.42% | 1.76% | 1.55% | - | 0.96% |
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Beitane, I.; Iriste, S. The Assessment of School Lunches in the Form of Food Packs during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Latvia. Children 2022, 9, 1459. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9101459
Beitane I, Iriste S. The Assessment of School Lunches in the Form of Food Packs during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Latvia. Children. 2022; 9(10):1459. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9101459
Chicago/Turabian StyleBeitane, Ilze, and Sandra Iriste. 2022. "The Assessment of School Lunches in the Form of Food Packs during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Latvia" Children 9, no. 10: 1459. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9101459
APA StyleBeitane, I., & Iriste, S. (2022). The Assessment of School Lunches in the Form of Food Packs during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Latvia. Children, 9(10), 1459. https://doi.org/10.3390/children9101459