A survey involving 194 Vietnamese parents in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi highlights children's eating habits, indicating that most kids receive school meals for breakfast and lunch, with significant allowances for snacks. Many parents prefer their children to eat rice and dairy products, although children in primary school consume instant noodles more frequently than those in kindergarten. The survey underscores parental trends regarding children's dietary preferences and the provision of school meal programs.

1. Your sub-title here
Vietnamese food for children
- What parents would like kids to eat

2. Survey information
• 194 Vietnamese male/ female among 24-45 years living
in HCM or Ha Noi
• Conducted on Dec, 2015

3. Executive summary
• In the morning, kids in HCM tend to eat food prepared by
school, and kids in Ha Noi tend to eat out with parents
• For lunch, food served by school is common
• Kids in primary school are allowed to eat instant noodles
much frequently
• 69% of kids are given allowance
• Half of parents let kids eat what they want
• Many young and elder parents want kids to eat rice and
products from milk

4. Target information
Female,
58%
Male,
42%
Gender
HCM,
55%
Ha Noi,
45%
Location
7%
20%
35%
38%
40-45
35-39
30-34
24-29
Age

5. Breakfast for children
43% of children in HCM are served by school, and 29% in Hanoi eat
out with their parents
Q. How do your children take breakfast mostly? (on weekdays), N=194
43%
19%
15%
12%
8%
3%
1% 0%
16% 15%
18%
12%
29%
3%
0%
7%
School
prepare
Cook for
them
Prepare to
eat at school
Buy at school Eat outside
with parents
Eat outside
by himself or
with friends
Does not
take
Others
HCM Ha Noi
In HCM, Department of Education
organizes school meal programs,
which cover 100% of kindergarten
and 90% of primary school

6. Lunch for children
Many children in kindergarten and primary school eat lunch served by
school
Q. How do your children take lunch mostly? (on weekdays), N=194
78%
6% 5% 5% 3% 3%
0% 1%
69%
6%
13%
8%
2% 1% 0% 1%
School
prepare
Prepare to
eat at school
Buy at school Cook for
them
Eat outside
with parents
Eat outside
by himself or
with friends
Does not
take
Others
HCM Ha Noi
In some case, children go back to
home to have lunch

7. Frequency of letting children eat junk food
Children in primary school are allowed to eat instant noodle more often
than kids in kindergarten
21%
7%
2%
36%
16%
14%
5%
Primary school
14%
9%
14%
32%
18%
11%
2% As much as kids want
Every day
4-6 / week
2-3 / week
Once / week
Only special occasions
Do not let
Instant
Noodle
Snack
/ Sweet
Q. How often do you let your children eat instant noodles/ snacks or sweets per week?, N=194
25%
2%
3%11%
22%
16%
20%
Kindergarden
22%
5%
8%
30%
15%
16%
5%

8. Allowance for food/ drink
69% of kids in primary school are given allowance for their
food/ drink
Q. Do you give some allowance to your kids for foods and others? N=194
5% 5%
29%
64%
33%
23%
33%
9%
Kindergarden Primary school
Yes, give day by day Yes, give when necessary
No, I buy things when necessary No, I do not let him buy anything

9. Concern about food for children
Half of parents let kids eat what they like to eat
Q. Please choose what is applicable for your thought, N=194
8%
9%
27%
34%
42%
41%
41%
53%
59%
54%
47%
47%
44%
34%
7%
3%
2%
2%
8%
4%
8%
9%
9%
10%
I let my children eat what they like to eat
I pay more for the better foods for myself
I pay more for the better foods for my children
I pay attention to the country origins of foods/ drinks
I feed my kids considering about what is good for
growth
I pay attention to what my children eat
Strongly agree Agree Disagree Strongly disagree

10. Food what parents want kids to eat
Many young and elder parents would like their kids to eat rice and
products from milk
Q. Please list up 3 foods/ dishes that you would like your children to take, N=194
3
4
5
6
14
15
16
20
26
27
33
40
43
Others
Soup
Banh Mi
Other food from wheat
Egg
Sweet/ snack
Traditional noodles
Fruit
Seafood
Meat
Vegetable
Milk/ yougurt / cheese
Rice/ porridge
24-30
4
6
7
8
9
15
17
22
26
26
31
33
34
Others
Banh Mi
Egg
Other food from wheat
Soup
Fruit
Sweet/ snack
Meat
Traditional noodles
Vegetable
Milk/ yougurt / cheese
Seafood
Rice/ porridge
31-45

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