RESTAURANTE POPULAR: UMA FORMA DE ACESSO À ALIMENTAÇÃO ADEQUADA

Abstract

The fight against hunger and food insecurity is present worldwide. The recognition that adequate food is a fundamental human right and that for the states together with civil society, its effectiveness was instrumental in establishing and implementing food security policies. Brazil has in recent years has developed a food security policy aimed at the realization of the Human Right to Adequate Food, the Fome Zero. Enable the population in a situation of food insecurity and social vulnerability has access to quality food is one of the goals of this program. The popular restaurants are framed within this proposal. Our work aims to assess whether the goal of producing and distributing healthy meals with high nutritional value at affordable prices to meet, preferably, the population in a situation of social vulnerability and food insecurity has been achieved by the popular restaurant of Pelotas . To obtain these data we seek to know who the users of the popular restaurant and what their perception of food insecurity and hunger. We assessed whether the meals were nutritionally balanced and analyze the sanitary conditions in which they are prepared and distributed. The data collected in field research allow us to conclude that the popular restaurant in the city of Pelotas provides a low cost meal, prepared and distributed according to the hygienic and sanitary standards of the National Agency for Sanitary Vigilance. The preparations had analyzed calories, lipids, carbohydrates, saturated fat and percentage protein calories (NdPcal) as recommended by the Worker Food Program, and the protein, sodium and fiber content were at higher than recommended in some menus. With respect to the users the study showed that most respondents are in a situation of social vulnerability, and some were classified as food insecure