Snacks contribute one third of nutrient intake at three school levels in a population of Puerto Rican children (1024.7)

Recommended dietary intake of most nutrients is satisfied by a majority of Puerto Rican schoolchildren, however this is not true for all nutrients. In this presentation we examine the contribution of snacks to the total intake of two macronuitrients that achieve nutritional adequacy, namely carbohydrates and protein as well as one nutrient that does not reach nutritional adequacy, namely fiber. To this effect, we have performed multiple 24 hr dietary recall interviews with children in elemantary (E) n=101, Intermediate (I) n=116 and high (H) n=105 schools of metropolitan San Juan.Results show that snacks contribute about one third of nutritional recommendations for the macronutrients examined which adds to the already satisfied amount for carbohydrate and protein but still falls short for the recommndation for fiber.Variations were seen when comparing school levels with E and H schools being more similar than I schools. Also a slight difference was observed regarding gender with boys having higher contrib...