Food habits of adolescent students of a federal institute in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil ; Habitos alimentarios de estudiantes adolescentes de un instituto federal en el Estado de Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil ; Hábitos alimentares de adolescentes estudantes de um instituto federal do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil

Objective: To analyze the pattern of food consumption among adolescent students at a Federal Institute - in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Methodology: 29 students from the first year of integrated high school of male and female and average age between 15 and 17 years participated. Food consumption was obtained through a self-administered quantitative food frequency questionnaire and in an electronic version. Results: It was observed that the dietary pattern of the adolescents studied was satisfactory. The daily energy intake of macronutrients is within the nutritional recommendations. And the consumption of food according to the degree of processing, also showed relevant results, as it had a low intake of processed foods and an increase in the consumption of fresh and minimally processed foods. Conclusion: Thus, the school environment is an important place for the formation of eating habits, since it is in this environment that adolescents remain for an expressive period of time, often full-time. Therefore, the importance of having integrated educational practices that address healthy eating as instruments to promote the health and quality of life of these students is highlighted. ; Objetivo: Analizar el patrón de consumo de alimentos entre los estudiantes adolescentes en un Instituto Federal Farroupilha - en Rio Grande do Sul. Metodología: Participaron 29 estudiantes del primer año de secundaria integrada del sexo femenino y masculino, y una edad promedio entre 15 y 17 años. El consumo de alimentos se obtuvo mediante un cuestionario cuantitativo de frecuencia alimentaria autoadministrado y en una versión electrónica. Resultados: Se observó que el patrón dietético de los adolescentes estudiados fue satisfactorio. La ingesta diaria de energía de los macronutrientes está dentro de las recomendaciones nutricionales. Y el consumo de alimentos según el grado de procesamiento, también mostró resultados relevantes, ya que tenía una baja ingesta de alimentos procesados y un aumento en el consumo de alimentos frescos y ...