Korean J Community Nutr.  2014 Aug;19(4):361-371. 10.5720/kjcn.2014.19.4.361.

Recommendation of Serving Size of the Meal Service of Community Child Centers in Korea

• Lee SE
• Shim JE
• Kwon S
• Yeoh Y
• Yoon J

• KMID: 2268086
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5720/kjcn.2014.19.4.361

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
This study was performed to set easily applicable portion sizes by sex and age for children at the Community Child Centers (CCC) in Korea.
METHODS
Considering the age and gender specific energy level at Target Patterns for children aged 6-18 years, which were suggested as a part of the 2010 Korean Food Guidance System (KFGS), we set three meal sizes. We reclassified the recommended daily servings of Grains, Meat.fish.eggs.beans and Vegetables group at Target Patterns into three meal sizes, and then calculated the recommended serving per meal. Each proposed amount of food per meal was calculated based on serving size of foods commonly eaten at KFGS, which was then allocated to five meal components; rice, soup, stew, protein and vegetable side-dishes and Kimchi. Each proposed amount of food per meal was applied to 173 menus' recipes from CANpro 3.0 as main ingredient's amounts. We cooked the 173 menus at the medium size and measured their weights after cooking.
RESULTS
Each recommended serving per meal was 0.75, 0.9 and 1.2 for Grains; 1.2, 1.6 and 2.4 for Meat.fish.eggs.beans; 2, 2.4 and 2.8 for Vegetables by meal sizes. Among five meal components, the ratio of small and large to medium size was 1/5 less and 1/3 more for rice and 1/3 less and 1/3 more for soup.stew, protein side-dish and Kimchi, respectively. We suggested the same amount for a vegetable side-dish to encourage vegetable intake. Proper portion sizes per meal of medium were rice 190 g, soup.stew 210 g (solid ingredients 60 g), protein side-dish 100 g (meat.eggs.beans) and 70 g (fish), vegetable side-dish 80g and Kimchi 30 g.
CONCLUSIONS
Proper portion size per meal suggested in this study may be useful at the CCC where dietitians are not available and the approach could be applicable to the other types of meal services.

Keyword

Community Child Center; serving; meal size; portion size; meal service

MeSH Terms

Edible Grain
Child*
Cooking
Humans
Korea
Meals*
Nutritionists
Portion Size
Serving Size*
Vegetables
Weights and Measures

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  Fig. 1 Flowchart of the study protocol

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  Fig. 2 Examples of meals-medium meal size for Child Community Centers by seasons

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