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were target, and their median intake were upper to 15% established by the
PNAE, showing a considerable concerned in attending the energy and
protein goal. In relation to the AMDR, it was observed that the carbohydrates
intake was upper the recommendation to 68,2% of the students; the protein
intake showed inside the recommendation to 82,1% and about the lipids, its
intake showed under the recommendation to 87,7% of the students. About
the micronutrients offering in the school meal, it was observed that among
the students with age until 8 years old, the calcium intake was under the
reference value or 15% of Adequate Intake (AI) to 78,7%; the iron, vitamin A
and vitamin C intake were under the reference value or 15% of Estimated
Average Requirement (EAR) to 1,5%, 33,8% e 32,4% of students,
respectively. Among students with age upper 8 years old, 93%, 2,3%, 41,9%
e 60,5% of students had consumed, respectively, calcium, iron, vitamin A
and vitamin C under the references values. Referring to the nutritional status
characterization, it was observed that the majority of students were eutrophic
(81%); 11,6% with low weigh; 2,6% with overweight risk; and, 4,7% with
overweigh; it means that 7,3% of students were with weigh excess; and,
considering the Stature per Age Indicator, 11,2% were with low stature. In
relation to the students’ family socioeconomics characteristics, it was
observed that the fact of receiving any kind of donation from the government
was a positive factor to increase the family income, mainly among population
that lives in rural areas, and the “Bolsa Famíla” was the benefit more related,
because aim the integration of residual programs. Although, assessing the
values of the per capita income, it was verified that 94,3% had values below
half minimum salary, value that characterizes the poverty line. It was
observed, in the end, that families were still large and the proportion of
mothers with less than four years of study were more frequently in rural areas
than in urban ones, implicating a considerable proportion of functional
illiterate mothers. It was conclude, therefore, that exists the necessity of
developing educative activities, considering the school one of the most
significant social institutions in the
conduction of activities that promote health
and disease prevention, permitting the knowledge and the development of
ability related to healthful feeding habits that must have been learned since
the childhood.