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The purpose of the work was to analyse the basic nutrients found in the daily food rations served to the youths in boarding houses in the district of Sokolka during 2001 – 2005 in relation to the daily requirement for these ingredients. Fifteen 10-day cartes du jour collected in the autumn period by workers of the Department of Food Hygiene, Feeding and Utility Objects of the County Sanitary Epidemiological Station in Sokolka from the 3 boarding houses of the county in 2001 – 2005 were used as the basis for the study. The content of basic nutrients in the daily food rations was calculated using the MENU software. The results were used to calculate the extent to which the daily food rations contributed to satisfy the daily requirement for the basic nutrients as suggested by respective recommendations at the safe level for girls and boys at the age of 16-18 practising moderate exercise, while for the boys and girls at the age of 19 the daily requirement was determined from respective recommendations at the safe level for girls and boys at the age of 19-25 practising moderate exercise. The daily food rations served to the young people living in the boarding houses were characterised by non-balanced supply of energy and basic nutrients (proteins, fat, carbohydrates), including the ratio of energy supplied by proteins to the energy supplied by fats.