Effects of actual circumstances of pupil's home meal on their sense of diet and their body

Abstract

The circumstances of the home meal were investigated regarding fifth grade of the elementary school children based on their home meal photographs and drawings of the scene during supper at home. In addition to taking photographs of all meals which they ate at home for one week, they recorded what, with whom, when and where they ate, and answered some questions. Their home meal circumstances were not very good not only in nutritional balance but also in menu balance, table setting, dishing up and appearance. Their meals were poor in vegetables and fruits. The circumstances of their home meal were reflected in their drawings, which were poor in color. The body measurements, height, weight, fat % and bone mineral density, also showed that many pupils did not ingest enough nutrient from their daily meals to properly grow.