RESULTS OF EVALUATION OF SCHOOL MEALS IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OF SAMARA

The diet plays an important role in the development of children and provides an optimal level of the body's response to the influence of various exogenous factors. A special role is played by the usefulness of the diet during the period of children's education in school, due to the need to prevent the negative impact of factors in the educational environment. The analysis of the school diet in 57 educational organizations of the city of Samara was carried out, during which the nutritional value and nutrition structure were analyzed separately for single and double meals. It is shown that a single school meal was characterized by an excess content of high-carbohydrate products, and the nutritional value of a double meal included an excess of protein and fat components. It is necessary to optimize the monitoring of nutrition in educational institutions and timely detection of children with eating disorders in order to prevent the development of alimentary-dependent diseases.