Session
Food Science and Technology
Description
The period of preschool kids is between 4-6 years old. Kids of this age need to eat healthy, they firstly need to satisfy energetic needs then the needs of macronutrients and micronutrients following the given recommendations, from which they will improve some eating habits too.The study has been conducted on some public and private preschools on the Pollog region when kids aged 4-6 consume 75% of the daily food on which the study is based on.From the conducted analysis it has been proven that that the energy intake of the mentioned age is matching the normative which is around 1200 kcal for 75% of daily intake, the protein intake is matching the normative and also with an excellent ratio at 1:1 of proteins of plant and animal origin, the consumption of fats is matching the normative and there is a domination of unsaturated fats which fits in with the recommendations, the intake of carbohydrates is also matching the normative but with a higher intake of monosaccharides by 20%. There has been noticed a deficit of magnesium and copper.
Keywords:
Preschool, Pollog, Protein, Monosaccharides, Magnesium
Session Chair
Emine Daci
Session Co-Chair
Valon Durguti
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-437-69-1
Location
Pristina, Kosovo
Start Date
27-10-2018 9:00 AM
End Date
27-10-2018 10:30 AM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2018.194
Recommended Citation
Xhabiri, Gafur; Bruçi, Era; and Selimi, Sara, "The level of nutritional values on kids aged 4-6 years old fed in the preschools of Pollog region" (2018). UBT International Conference. 194.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2018/all-events/194
Included in
The level of nutritional values on kids aged 4-6 years old fed in the preschools of Pollog region
Pristina, Kosovo
The period of preschool kids is between 4-6 years old. Kids of this age need to eat healthy, they firstly need to satisfy energetic needs then the needs of macronutrients and micronutrients following the given recommendations, from which they will improve some eating habits too.The study has been conducted on some public and private preschools on the Pollog region when kids aged 4-6 consume 75% of the daily food on which the study is based on.From the conducted analysis it has been proven that that the energy intake of the mentioned age is matching the normative which is around 1200 kcal for 75% of daily intake, the protein intake is matching the normative and also with an excellent ratio at 1:1 of proteins of plant and animal origin, the consumption of fats is matching the normative and there is a domination of unsaturated fats which fits in with the recommendations, the intake of carbohydrates is also matching the normative but with a higher intake of monosaccharides by 20%. There has been noticed a deficit of magnesium and copper.