2018 Volume 12 Issue 3 Pages 203-209
The aim of this study was to examine awareness, issues, and solutions regarding provision of snacks during after-school care, through a questionnaire survey with 59 after-school facility teachers and 252 households using after-school care. The results were as follows. (1) Over 90% of respondents were positive about provision of snacks ; (2) It was recognized that the psychological functions of snack provision, such as providing a break or relieving hunger, were more important than the functions of nutrition and dietary education ; (3) Teachers raised nutrition/dietary education and social aspects as issues they recognized in the provision of snacks ; (4) Improved training for teachers on nutrition and hygiene management together with establishment of opportunities to make snacks with children were suggested as effective methods to resolve issues around the provision of snacks.
