Abstract Background Children have an open mind to learn what to eat and the preschool has unique opportunities to influence food habits and attitudes in a positive direction, in a fun and natural way that promotes a healthy lifestyle with good eating habits. There are nutritional benefits to a well-planned vegetarian diet that can lead to lifelong positive habits and health effects if you start eating at a young age. Objective The purpose of the study is to investigate the occurrences of vegetarian meals at preschools to see if it differs depending on whether the preschool has cooking kitchen or reception kitchens and where the preschools is geographically located. Method A quantitative study using a web-based survey. The inclusion criterion was that you worked within the preschool. The material was analyzed by percentage comparison and chi-two tests. Significant level was set at p value <0.05. Results A total of 104 people participated. The largest proportion was represented by preschool teachers (n=71), preschool chefs (n=18), principals (n=5) and other staff (n=10). The majority (62 %) of the respondents stated that the preschool had cooking kitchens, 38 % stated they had reception kitchens. Most common was that vegetarian food was served to those who had ordered, but at least once a week, vegetarian meals were served to everyone, but more often at preschools that had cooking kitchens. Conclusion The majority of preschools in the survey served vegetarian food regularly. Geographically, there was no difference, but preschools with cooking kitchens more often offered vegetarian than reception kitchens. We look forward to introducing cooking kitchens at all preschools, but more studies are needed, preferably with only preschool chefs.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:umu-172282 |
| Date | January 2020 |
| Creators | Azzarri Klingström, Gerd, Berg, Ingrid |
| Publisher | Umeå universitet, Institutionen för kost- och måltidsvetenskap, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för kost- och måltidsvetenskap |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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