Situación de las cantinas escolares y la aplicación de una reglamentación del MEC en Instituciones educativas de Encarnación, Paraguay

Abstract

The food offered in educational establishments should be nutritive and healthy, therefore, canteens must be framed in what sets the 12774 / 3 Ministry of Education and Culture’s Resolution to control inadequate school lunches as a risk factor for childhood obesity. The objective of the study was to determine the status of schools’ canteens and the implementation of this resolution in Encarnación’s educational establishments, in Paraguay. 10 schools were randomly selected (50%) were surveys and observation of the selected canteens were applied. 100% of the observed institutions presented no implementation of the resolution, Biosecurity is not guaranteed because of the low compliance with basic hygiene rules ,both personal and of the canteen facilities. Among the food offered in the bars observed, the not recommended ones are the ones that prevail, such as sodas, candies, the food that are rich in sugars and fats that are at the same time preferred by students. The findings show that the No. 12774/03 Resolution is not implemented in the canteens of public and private schools.