Palmas, the capital of Tocantins, has 84 educational units, 30 as Municipal Center for Early
Childhood Education - CMEI and 22 receive full-time children. This quantitative cross-sectional
study aimed to analyze the amount of nutrients from the menus served in the CMEI's for macro and
micronutrients to compare with the minimum recommendations recommended by the PNAE for the
age group from 1 to 3 years of age who attend full-time. Four meals are served daily, supplying at
least 70% of the nutritional needs for children. The menus were submitted to a linear programming
model to optimize the best combination of the proposed foods to ensure the quantitative contribution
of some nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, iron, fiber, calcium and calories. It was concluded
that the menus offered meet the vast majority of the recommended macro and micronutrient values.
It was observed that it has been of great importance to monitor the nutrition professional throughout
the process from the acquisition of food to the provision of meals to children using technological
monitoring resources. Alternatively, alternatively to the model proposed by the ministry, it is
recommended to use mechanisms with technological tools/solutions for conference and/or nutritional
adjustments in the preparation of menus.
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