The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics

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Meal Pattern and Energy-Protein Adequacy of Preschool Children by Different Socio-Economic Groups


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Meal pattern consists of breakfast, lunch, evening tea and snacks and dinner. Meal frequency depends on the number of times (one/two/three/four) the meals are taken and the food habits of people in the particular region of the country. Earlier, diet surveys conducted among families or individuals have taken into consideration both meal pattern and frequency in arriving at total day's Intake. Traditionally lunch and dinner are considered to be heavy meals, while breakfast and evening tea and snacks are light meals.
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B. V. S. Thimmayamma
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai Osmania P.O, Hyderabad - 500 007, India
Parvathi Rau
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai Osmania P.O, Hyderabad - 500 007, India
T. Prasanna Krishna
National Institute of Nutrition, Indian Council of Medical Research, Jamai Osmania P.O, Hyderabad - 500 007, India

Abstract


Meal pattern consists of breakfast, lunch, evening tea and snacks and dinner. Meal frequency depends on the number of times (one/two/three/four) the meals are taken and the food habits of people in the particular region of the country. Earlier, diet surveys conducted among families or individuals have taken into consideration both meal pattern and frequency in arriving at total day's Intake. Traditionally lunch and dinner are considered to be heavy meals, while breakfast and evening tea and snacks are light meals.