Table 1 A summary of the eight definitions that were applied to determine eating occasions from dietary data collected in the NNPAS 2011–12
From: Characterizing children’s eating patterns: does the choice of eating occasion definition matter?
Definition applied | Description |
|---|---|
Meals and snacks | |
1) Participant-identified | Meal: Eating occasions reported by respondents as breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, and supper Snack: Eating occasions reported by respondents as snack, morning/afternoon tea and beverage break. |
2) Time-of-day | Meal: Largest eating occasion (kJ) occurring between 05:30–9:30; 11:30–14:30 & 17:00–21:30 h Snack: All other eating occasions |
Neutral eating occasions | |
3) 15-min time interval | An individual eating occasion is separated in time from the preceding and succeeding EO by > 15 min. |
4) 15-min time interval plus 21 kJ energy criterion | An individual eating occasion contains a minimum energy content of 21 kJ (5 kcal) and is separated in time from the preceding and succeeding eating occasions by > 15 min. |
5) 15-min time interval plus 210 kJ energy criterion | An individual eating occasion contains a minimum energy content of 210 kJ (50 kcal) and is separated in time from the preceding and succeeding eating occasions by > 15 min. |
6) 60-min time interval | An individual eating occasion is separated in time from the preceding and succeeding eating occasions by > 60 min. |
7) 60-min time interval plus 21 kJ energy criterion | An individual eating occasion contains a minimum energy content of 21 kJ (5 kcal) and is separated in time from the preceding and succeeding eating occasions by > 60 min. |
8) 60-min time interval plus 210 kJ energy criterion | An individual eating occasions contains a minimum energy content of 210 kJ (50 kcal) and is separated in time from the preceding and succeeding eating occasions by > 60 min. |