ArticleJournal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics2017
What Do Children Eat in the Summer? A Direct Observation of Summer Day Camps That Serve Meals.
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- Interventions to promote healthy lifestyle behaviors in children and adolescents in summer day camps: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Impact of changes to the Child and Adult Care Food Program on children's dietary intake in family child care homes.Public health nutrition · 2020Observational
- The potential of a year-round school calendar for maintaining children's weight status and fitness: Preliminary outcomes from a natural experiment.Journal of sport and health science · 2020Observational
- Use of the School Setting During the Summer Holidays: Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Food and Fun Clubs in Wales.The Journal of school health · 2019Article
- Observational
- The State of the Summer: a Review of Child Summer Weight Gain and Efforts to Prevent It.Current obesity reports · 2018Review
- Summer Weight Gain and Fitness Loss: Causes and Potential Solutions.American journal of lifestyle medicineReview
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Abstract
backgroundMore than 14 million children in the United States attend summer camp annually, yet little is known about the food environment in day camps.
objectiveOur aim was to describe the nutritional quality of meals served to, brought by, and consumed by children attending summer day camps serving meals and snacks, and to describe camp water access.
designWe conducted a cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS/SETTINGS: Participants were 149 children attending five summer camps in Boston, MA, in 2013.
main outcome measuresFoods and beverages served were observed for 5 consecutive days. For 2 days, children's dietary intake was directly observed using a validated protocol. Outcome measures included total energy (kilocalories) and servings of different types of foods and beverages served and consumed during breakfast, lunch, and snack. STATISTICAL ANALYSES PERFORMED: Mean total energy, trans fats, sodium, sugar, and fiber served per meal were calculated across the camps, as were mean weekly frequencies of serving fruits, vegetables, meat/meat alternates, grains, milk, 100% juice, sugar-sweetened beverages, whole grains, red/highly processed meats, grain-based desserts, and salty snacks. Mean consumption was calculated per camper per day.
resultsCamps served a mean (standard deviation) of 647.7 (134.3) kcal for lunch, 401.8 (149.6) kcal for breakfast, and 266.4 (150.8) kcal for snack. Most camps served red/highly processed meats, salty snacks, and grain-based desserts frequently, and rarely served vegetables or water. Children consumed little (eg, at lunch, 36.5% of fruit portions, 35.0% of meat/meat alternative portions, and 37.6% of milk portions served) except for salty snacks (66.9% of portions) and grain-based desserts (64.1% of portions). Sugar-sweetened beverages and salty snacks were frequently brought to camp. One-quarter of campers drank nothing throughout the entire camp day.
conclusionsThe nutritional quality of foods and beverages served at summer day camps could be improved. Future studies should assess barriers to consumption of healthy foods and beverages in these settings.
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