Compliance With the Healthy Eating Standards in YMCA After-School Programs

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• 作者：Michael W. Beets ; MEd ; MPH ; PhD¹ ; ^{beets@mailbox.sc.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; R. Glenn Weaver ; PhD¹ ; Gabrielle Turner-McGrievy ; PhD ; MS ; RD² ; Aaron Beighle ; PhD³ ; Justin B. Moore ; PhD⁴ ; Collin Webster ; PhD⁵ ; Mahmud Khan ; PhD⁶ ; Ruth Saunders ; PhD²
• 关键词：child ; policy ; nutrition ; community ; YMCA
• 刊名：Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：September 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：48
• 期：8
• 页码：555-562.e1
• 全文大小：349 K

文摘

In 2011, the YMCA of the US adopted Healthy Eating standards for all of their after-school programs (ASPs). The extent to which YMCA ASPs comply with the standards is unknown.

Methods

Twenty ASPs from all YMCA ASPs across South Carolina (N = 102) were invited to participate. Direct observation of the food and beverages served and staff behaviors were collected on 4 nonconsecutive days per ASP.

Results

One ASP did not serve a snack. Of the remaining ASPs, a total of 26% served a fruit or vegetable and 32% served water every day; 26% served sugar-sweetened beverages, 47% served sugar-added foods, and only 11% served whole grains when grains were served. Staff members sat with the children (65%) or verbally promoted healthy eating (15%) on at least 1 observation day. Staff drank non-approved drinks (25%) or foods (45%) on at least 1 observation day. No ASPs served snacks family-style every day.

Conclusions and Implications

Additional efforts are required to assist YMCA-operated ASPs in achieving these important nutrition standards.