Qual a contribuição da Agricultura Familiar na qualidade dos cardápios da alimentação escolar

Objective: to evaluate the quality of the school feeding menus of municipalities in the state of Sao Paulo, according to the percentage of products acquired from the family farmers. Method: The municipalities were classified according to the percentage of acquisition of foods from Family Farming (FF). This is a cross-sectional study, in which, based on a questionnaire with a description of the week menu, the Quality Index for School Meal Menus was applied, frequency of occurrence of food groups, and energy and macro and micronutrient values. All variables were assessed according to the percentage of FF acquisition. The data were expressed as median, minimum and maximum values and to verify the difference between groups, the Kruskal-Wallis test and the Chi-Square test were used, both considered p <0.05. Results: The menus of 52 municipalities were evaluated. There was significant difference in the assessment of nutritional calculation for carbohydrate. Regarding food groups, no difference was found. A high presence of processed and ultra-processed foods was found on the menus. Conclusion: It was not possible to identify differences between the frequency of supply of the food groups according to the percentage of family farming acquisition, as well as to the quantitative characteristics of most nutrients. However, the data show a tendency towards a lower supply of fruits in the municipalities that are buying less from the family farming. In general, menus were found that did not comply with the PNAE legal basis.