MEALTRAIN: What Do Inpatient Hospitalized Children Choose to Eat?
Received 10 June 2009; received in revised form 23 September 2009; accepted 12 November 2009. published online 08 February 2010. Corrected Proof
Data from the menu ordering system was used to calculate servings/child/day of food groups ordered by pediatric inpatients. The children ordered a mean of 5.0 ± 0.56 servings of fruits and vegetables/day, which decreased to 3.5 ± 0.27 servings when juice was removed. “Foods-to-limit” were ordered 3.8 ± 0.31 times/day. Interventions to improve healthier choices are warranted.
Division of Cardiology (M.O., J.H., N.C.), Division of Endocrinology (N.R., A.S.J., B.W.M.), Division of Clinical Dietetics (D.O.), Division of Nutrition Services (T.M.), Department of Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Reprint requests: Dr Jill Hamilton, The Hospital for Sick Children, Division of Endocrinology, 555 University Ave, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1X8.
Funded by the Division of Endocrinology, The Hospital for Sick Children. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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