Nutrition Habits of the Pupils of Primary Schools

Eating habits of junior and senior school students Abstract AJ The Work summarizes the result of the testing of 204 pupils at two primary schools in Prague and Brno at both levels - junior and senior. 128 girls and 76 boys were tested. The junior level was represented by pupils attending 4th and 5th year of the school (39% of all pupils) and the second level was represented by 124 pupils (61% of the sample) The aim of the study was to find out the nutrition habits of pupils and its development during the school attendance. The results of my survey show us some positives in eating habits and lifestyle. Girls from both, Prague and Brno, are most often eating 5 times a day, at the junior level of the primary school. Boys from Brno also eat 5 times a day, the boys from Prague indicate eating 4 times a day. Most children are breakfasting, children at the junior level more than the children at the senior level. For breakfast they eat mostly cereals or bagel, almost everyone's having a snack and usually wears a paneled savory pastries from home. Children go to lunch in the school canteen, eat dairy products. They also daily, two to four times, consume fruits and vegetables and eat fish. The children do most often drink water, and play some sport or training. On the other hand, the results point to some negatives..