62086 20201006083420.0 doi 10.20960/nh.918 sideral 101099 ART-2017-101099 eng (orcid)0000-0002-8374-3410 Julián, C. Universidad de Zaragoza Frequency and quality of mid-afternoon snack among Spanish children 2017 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Introduction: 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. info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 0.411 2017 Nutrition and Dietetics 2017 Q3 Medicine (miscellaneous) 2017 Q3 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion (orcid)0000-0002-0303-7912 Santaliestra-Pasías, A.M. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-2411-9538 Miguel-Berges, M.L. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0003-0454-653X Moreno, L.A. Universidad de Zaragoza 1006 255 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Enfermería 1006 245 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Área Educación Física y Depor. 1006 X Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería Proy. investigación DZA 34, 4 (2017), 827-833 Nutr. hosp. Nutricion Hospitalaria 0212-1611 857484 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/62086/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 80629 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/62086/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:62086 articulos driver 2020-10-06-08:30:40 ARTICLE