Meal planning and its relation to the nutritional status of pre-school children (2-4 years old) in Egypt.
The nutritional status of children (2-4 years old) depends to great extent on the type of food they eat. The meal planning in the family is affected by many factors especially nutritional habits, social-economic status of the family and the availability of food. This paper presents the results of the questionnaire studies of nutrition of pre-school children in Egypt with the special emphasis given to social-economic status and education level in the families. The results show the relationship between education, availability, size of family and nutritional quality of meals planning by housewife.