Pequeno, Nila Patricia FreireCalazans, Dinara Leslye Macedo e SilvaPereira, Leonara Carla de AraújoFreitas, Jessicley Ferreira de2025-06-172025-06-172018-12-27CALAZANS, Dinara Leslye Macedo; PEQUENO, Nila Patrícia Freire; PEREIRA, Leonora Carla Araújo; FREITAS, Jessicley Ferreira. Equipamentos públicos para promoção da alimentação adequada e saudável: um estudo nos restaurantes populares do Rio Grande do Norte. Revista da Associação Brasileira de Nutrição, [S.l.], v. 2, p. 32-42, 2018. Disponível em: https://www.rasbran.com.br/rasbran/article/view/819. Acesso em: 25 jun. 2024.2357-7894https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/63984Objective: To evaluate the meal offered in food services inserted in the Popular Restaurants Program of the State of Rio Grande do Norte, in front of the guidelines for the promotion of a healthy eating in public equipments of Food and Nutritional Safety (SAN in Portuguese). Method: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study in four popular restaurants in 2017. The research included: 1. Documentary analysis (from the contract reference term and recognition of the standard of the menus and food preparation datasheets); 2. Measurement in loco (Identification of serving utensils, homemade measures and weighing of portions) 3. Observation not participating in a meeting of the management team and of technicals responsible for the food services. Results: There was a frequent supply of foods or preparations with ultraprocessed ingredients (more than three times a week) and lack of standardization of the utensils used for the food portioning. It was not observed educational activities aimed at promoting healthy eating for the users of the Popular Restaurants. Conclusion: There was evidence of inadequacies in the preparation and operation of the menus, which make it difficult to promote a healthy and adequate eating for users, as recommended by the Nutritional Guide for the Brazilian population.pt-BRAttribution 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/AlimentaçãoAlimentação saudávelSegurança alimentar e nutricionalPlanejamento de cardápioPolíticas públicasFoodHealthy eatingFood and nutrition securityMenu planningPublic policyarticle