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Investigating differences between traditional (paper bag) ordering and online ordering from primary school canteens: a cross-sectional study comparing menu, usage and lunch order characteristics.
Leonard, Alecia; Delaney, Tessa; Seward, Kirsty; Zoetemeyer, Rachel; Lamont, Hannah; Sutherland, Rachel; Reilly, Kathryn; Lecathelinais, Christophe; Wyse, Rebecca.
Afiliação
  • Leonard A; School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Delaney T; Population Health Unit, Hunter New England Local Health District, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Seward K; Priority Research Centre - Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Zoetemeyer R; Hunter Medical Research Unit, Locked Bag 10, Wallsend, New South Wales2287, Australia.
  • Lamont H; School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Sutherland R; Population Health Unit, Hunter New England Local Health District, Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Reilly K; Priority Research Centre - Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Lecathelinais C; Hunter Medical Research Unit, Locked Bag 10, Wallsend, New South Wales2287, Australia.
  • Wyse R; School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, New South Wales, Australia.
Public Health Nutr ; 24(9): 2502-2511, 2021 06.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33106203
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To assess differences between traditional paper bag ordering and online ordering from primary school canteens in terms of menu, usage and lunch order characteristics.

DESIGN:

A cross-sectional study.

SETTING:

New South Wales (NSW) primary schools that offered both paper bag and online canteen ordering.

PARTICIPANTS:

Students (aged 5-12 years) with a lunch order on the day of the observation.

RESULTS:

Across the six school canteens, 59-90 % of all available items were listed on both the online and paper menus, with no significant differences in the nutritional quality ('Everyday'/'Occasional') or nutritional content (kJ/saturated fat/sugar/sodium) of menu items. In total, 387 student lunch orders were placed, containing 776 menu items. Most orders (68 %) were placed online. There were no significant differences between order modality in the quantity of items ordered or the cost of orders, or the nutritional quality of orders based on the classification system of the NSW Healthy School Canteen Strategy ('Everyday'/'Occasional'). However, nutritional analysis revealed that paper bag orders contained 222 fewer kJ than online orders (P = 0·001), 0·65 g less saturated fat (P = 0·04) and 4·7 g less sugar (P < 0·001).

CONCLUSIONS:

Online canteens are commonly used to order canteen lunches for primary school children. This is the first study to investigate differences between traditional paper bag ordering and online ordering in this setting. Given the rapid increase in the use of online ordering systems in schools and other food settings and their potential to deliver public health nutrition interventions, additional research is warranted to further investigate differences in ordering modalities.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Almoço / Serviços de Alimentação Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Child / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Almoço / Serviços de Alimentação Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Child / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article