Digital Food Image Analysis as a Measure of Children’s Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in the Elementary School Cafeteria: A Description and Critique

Lauren E. Todd, Nancy M. Wells, Jennifer L. Wilkins, Roger M. Echon

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Abstract

Measuring the dietary intake of large samples of children is a challenge. This article describes a protocol for capturing a large number of digital images of lunch trays in a school cafeteria environment, addresses some of the advantages and challenges of this procedure, and examines the validity of Digital Food Image Analysis (DFIA; beta version) as a tool to quantify the amount of fruits and vegetables (FV) that elementary schoolchildren are served and that they consume. The beta version of DFIA is a valid method for assessing fruit and vegetable consumption and, with modest correction, the amount of FV served.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)516-528
Number of pages13
JournalJournal of Hunger and Environmental Nutrition
Volume12
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2 2017

Keywords

  • Child eating behavior
  • fruit consumption
  • school lunches
  • vegetable consumption

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Health(social science)
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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