000062086 001__ 62086 000062086 005__ 20201006083420.0 000062086 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.20960/nh.918 000062086 0248_ $$2sideral$$a101099 000062086 037__ $$aART-2017-101099 000062086 041__ $$aeng 000062086 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-8374-3410$$aJulián, C.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000062086 245__ $$aFrequency and quality of mid-afternoon snack among Spanish children 000062086 260__ $$c2017 000062086 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000062086 5203_ $$aIntroduction: There are increasing concerns about the types of foods and beverages consumed by children during mid-afternoon snack in Spain. Aim: To describe the frequency and quality of the mid-afternoon snack in a representative sample of Spanish children. Methods: A total of 1, 233 younger (three to six years) and 1, 618 older (seven to twelve years) children participated in the study. The report of food and beverages consumed per week during the mid-afternoon snack meal (merienda) was obtained by an online platform. Results: An 84.4% of younger and 78.3% of older children were mid-afternoon snack consumers. Regular consumers were more likely to be from the South and the Centre regions. Sandwich was the most consumed food item among younger (49.5%) and older (59.7%) consumers; 46.5% of mid-afternoon snacks contained two food items among younger children, and 50.1% of mid-afternoon snacks contained one food item among older children. “Fruit”, “milk and biscuits”, and “fruit, biscuits and juices” were the most consumed combinations when considering one, two and three or more food items during one-time mid-afternoon occasion, respectively. Conclusions: The frequency of mid-afternoon snack occasions and the number and quality of food items consumed during one-time mid-afternoon snack occasion decrease with age. Spanish children should increase the frequency of mid-afternoon snack consumption and include healthy options in their menus. Longitudinal and intervention studies are needed to address the health impact of snacking and how to use this meal occasion to balance children’s diets. 000062086 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 000062086 592__ $$a0.411$$b2017 000062086 593__ $$aNutrition and Dietetics$$c2017$$dQ3 000062086 593__ $$aMedicine (miscellaneous)$$c2017$$dQ3 000062086 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000062086 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-0303-7912$$aSantaliestra-Pasías, A.M.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000062086 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-2411-9538$$aMiguel-Berges, M.L.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000062086 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-0454-653X$$aMoreno, L.A.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000062086 7102_ $$11006$$2255$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería$$cÁrea Enfermería 000062086 7102_ $$11006$$2245$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería$$cÁrea Educación Física y Depor. 000062086 7102_ $$11006$$2X$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería$$cProy. investigación DZA 000062086 773__ $$g34, 4 (2017), 827-833$$pNutr. hosp.$$tNutricion Hospitalaria$$x0212-1611 000062086 8564_ $$s857484$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/62086/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000062086 8564_ $$s80629$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/62086/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000062086 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:62086$$particulos$$pdriver 000062086 951__ $$a2020-10-06-08:30:40 000062086 980__ $$aARTICLE