Comparison of Nutrients Content Between Mid-Day Meal And Lunch Box, & Their Contribution Towards The Daily Nutrient Intakes of 11-14 Years Old Female Students of Government And Private School

Universal and nutritious mid-day meals would be a significant step towards the realisation of the right to food (Drez and Goyal, 2003). Currently, more than half of primary school children have a packed lunch.. No formal comparisons of primary school lunches by lunch type have been undertaken to date (Cade, Cleghorn, Evan and Greenwood (2010). Methodology: Two weeks estimated intake diet record was selected to complete a menu evaluation diary of their total daily intake between Government and Private schools. Result: From t test conducted on midday meal and lunches it was found that there is no significant relationship between them. Conclusion: The study found mid day meal is nutritionally inferior to lunches in overall consumption of nutrients in whole day compare to private school.