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Article

Sodium Content of Lunches and Snacks Provided in Australian Long Day Care Centres: A Cross-Sectional Study

by
Siobhan A. O’Halloran
*,
Kathleen E. Lacy
,
Carley A. Grimes
,
Karen J. Campbell
and
Caryl A. Nowson
Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Nutrients 2018, 10(3), 284; https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10030284
Submission received: 8 January 2018 / Revised: 8 February 2018 / Accepted: 26 February 2018 / Published: 28 February 2018
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Abstract

We determined the average amount of sodium provided in lunches and snacks and the average amount of sodium consumed at lunch in a convenience sample of Australian preschool children attending Long Day Care (LDC). Sodium content of lunches and snacks was determined from standardised recipes. Individual children’s sodium intake was estimated by a validated visual plate waste scale method. Five recipes (lunch n = 35, snacks n = 70) collected from 7 LDC centres; 95 children (50 boys) mean age 3.5 (SD) (0.2) years lunch intakes were assessed. Average total amount of sodium provided from two snacks and one lunch: 590 (146) mg, representing ~59% of the Australian Upper Level (UL) of intake (1000 mg/day sodium). Average total amount of sodium consumed: 541 (98) mg representing ~54% of the UL. Across all centres, the average sodium and energy consumed from lunch: 186 (108) mg (~19% of UL); 948 (437) kJ (38% of energy allowance); morning snacks: 63 (45) mg (6% of UL), 535 (183) kJ (21% of energy allowance); afternoon snacks: 291 (97) mg (29% of UL), 464 (171) kJ energy (46% of energy allowance). Australian LDC centres providing lunches cooked on site resulted in relatively low-sodium lunches.
Keywords: children; childcare; sodium; menus; diet; salt children; childcare; sodium; menus; diet; salt

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O’Halloran, S.A.; Lacy, K.E.; Grimes, C.A.; Campbell, K.J.; Nowson, C.A. Sodium Content of Lunches and Snacks Provided in Australian Long Day Care Centres: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients 2018, 10, 284. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10030284

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O’Halloran SA, Lacy KE, Grimes CA, Campbell KJ, Nowson CA. Sodium Content of Lunches and Snacks Provided in Australian Long Day Care Centres: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients. 2018; 10(3):284. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10030284

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O’Halloran, Siobhan A., Kathleen E. Lacy, Carley A. Grimes, Karen J. Campbell, and Caryl A. Nowson. 2018. "Sodium Content of Lunches and Snacks Provided in Australian Long Day Care Centres: A Cross-Sectional Study" Nutrients 10, no. 3: 284. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10030284

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O’Halloran, S. A., Lacy, K. E., Grimes, C. A., Campbell, K. J., & Nowson, C. A. (2018). Sodium Content of Lunches and Snacks Provided in Australian Long Day Care Centres: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients, 10(3), 284. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10030284

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