فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Objective: Snacks play an important role in child health and nutritional status. Schools areconsidered as the preferred place to encourage healthy eating among children. The aim of thisstudy was to evaluate the effect of buffet school‑based intervention on acceptance and satisfactionof parents and students in Iran. Materials and Methods: Primary school students (n = 1120,68.83% girls) from first to third grade, with one of their parents, participated in this prospective fieldtrial study conducted in Isfahan, Iran. The study was consisted of three phases; schools selection,kitchen selection, implementation including two different parts, getting order and distribution. Weprovided hot snacks as traditional and healthy fast food according to taste and food preferencesof children. Acceptance and satisfaction of parents and students were evaluated via a researchermade questionnaire before and after the intervention in one‑third of participants as a representativesample of students who ordered the snacks. Results: Most of the students usually ate snack inthe break‑time at school, the eagerness of provided snacks was 98.8% and 63.6% in girls andboys, respectively. The most interesting tastes were Ashe Reshteh and Tahchin, (45.1% girls vs.36.8% boys), while bean (among girls) and Ashe Jo (among boys) were ranked as the lowest.More than half of parents (66.7%) evaluated the price of snacks as “acceptable,” showingtheir satisfaction. Conclusion: Results of this study indicate that school‑based interventionsaccompanied with parental and principals’ support is considered as a practical approach topromote healthful eating at an early age. Developing effective interventions for youth might,therefore, help to prevent unhealthy dietary choices becoming habitual.