Table 2 Descriptive statistics for food items offered and consumed over three test days (n = 109)
From: Food neophobia and mealtime food consumption in 4–5 year old children
Food item | Mean grams offered (s.d.) range | Mean kcal offered (s.d.) range | Mean grams consumed (s.d.) range | Mean kcal consumed (s.d.) range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tomatoes1 | 99.8 (4.62) 87.1 – 105.1 | 18.0 (0.83) 15.7 – 18.9 | 5.5 (13.84) 0 – 51.8 | 1.0 (2.49) 0 – 9.3 |
Carrots2 | 54.2 (0.91) 52.0 – 56.6 | 19.0 (0.32) 18.2 – 19.8 | 9.3 (12.98) 0 – 54.51 | 3.3 (4.54) 0 – 19.1 |
Grapes | 98.7 (3.19) 93.0 – 110.1 | 63.7 (2.06) 60.0 – 71.0 | 30.8 (32.05) 0 – 105.2 | 19.9 (20.66) 0 – 67.8 |
Bread rolls | 53.6 (5.13) 44.1 – 73.5 | 143.6 (13.74) 118.1 – 197.0 | 27.4 (18.40) 0.3 – 73.5 | 73.4 (49.30) 0.9 – 197.0 |
Mini cheese biscuits | 36.2 (2.78) 33.5 – 48.6 | 191.6 (14.72) 177.4 – 257.0 | 14.5 (11.31) 0 – 36.3 | 76.6 (59.81) 0 – 192.2 |
Mini chocolate biscuits | 50.5 (2.08) 35.6 – 53.1 | 260.4 (10.75) 183.5 (274.0) | 33.7 (15.00) 0 – 52.4 | 179.0 (82.49) 0 – 270.4 |
Chicken3 | 63.6 (3.43) 42.0 – 72.7 | 74.4(4.01) 49.1 – 85.1 | 23.9 (19.88) 0.5 – 76.5 | 27.9 (23.26) 0.5 – 76.5 |
Cheese4 | 48.4 (2.54) 43.3 – 64.1 | 198.5 (10.42) 177.4 – 262.9 | 16.3 (15.30) 0 – 52.6 | 66.8 (62.73) 0 – 215.7 |
Total | 410.5 (21.89) 368.1 – 475.4 | 954.5 (33.79) 852.8 – 1085.4 | 155.3 (63.88) 55.4 – 396.0 | 442.8 (158.37) 62.5 – 925.8 |