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.
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.