Children eat healthier at daycare centers than at home, study finds

Date: September 9, 2015

Source: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Summary:

Preschoolers consume more calories and fewer fruits and vegetables outside of child care centers, a new study concludes. In the study, which captured a single day of dietary intake, children attending full-time child care consumed an average of 685 calories between pick up from child care and bedtime. This amount was 140 calories more than the midrange of the recommendation for this timeframe 433-650 calories. Half of the children consumed more than 900 calories after child care.

Link:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150909124959.htm