Table 4.

The dessert selections and foods consumed at lunch by 6–7-year-old children who had school meals in Newham and Kent, England, May–July 2016

Food selection at school lunch	Children who had high sugar intake at home*				Children who had low sugar intake at home†
	Children in Newham (n 8)		Children in Kent (n 7)		Children in Newham (n 9)		Children in Kent (n 7)
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Number and % of children who selected desserts containing free sugars	6	75	5	71	3	33	2	29
Number and % of children who selected desserts not containing free sugars	2	25	2	29	6	67	5	71
Number and % of children who selected vegetables	3	38	4	57	8	88	7	100
Number and % of children who left vegetables on the plate	2	25	3	43	7	77	2	29

^*Children had intake of free sugars at home that exceeded 10 % of their energy intake.

^†Children had intake of free sugars at home that was less than 10 % of their energy intake.