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. 2017 Dec 4;21(5):888–895. doi: 10.1017/S1368980017003354

Table 4.

Number (n) and percentage (%) of selections of correct, adjacent or distal food pictures (picture No1 and picture No6 in all photo series); study participants are a convenience sample of Greek parents/caregivers (n 138) of children aged 3 months to 10 years

Picture No1 Picture No6
All No difference Exactly 1 picture difference >1 picture difference All No difference Exactly 1 picture difference >1 picture difference
Food group n n % n % n % n n % n % n %
Vegetables and legumes 86 66 77 17 20 3 3 78 39 50 35 45 4 5
Spreads 17 13 76 4 24 0 0 24 22 92 1 4 1 4
Cereals and cereal-based dishes 75 54 72 17 23 4 5 79 51 65 20 25 8 10
Sweets 30 26 87 4 13 0 0 28 24 86 4 14 0 0
Meat and meat-based dishes 50 46 92 2 4 2 4 45 38 84 7 16 0 0
Seafood 20 20 100 0 0 0 0 20 19 95 1 5 0 0
Fruit 17 13 76 4 24 0 0 18 14 78 4 22 0 0
Dairies and eggs 27 22 81 5 19 0 0 26 18 69 5 19 3 12
Potatoes 23 14 61 8 35 1 4 24 17 71 7 29 0 0
Traditional pies and savoury pastries 17 17 100 0 0 0 0 18 18 100 0 0 0 0
Soups 6 6 100 0 0 0 0 6 4 67 1 17 1 17
Cheese 11 8 73 2 18 1 9 12 11 92 0 0 1 8

‘Correct’ corresponds to selections of pictures of the displayed portions; ‘adjacent’ corresponds to selections of picture No2, when the quantity in picture No1 was displayed, or selections of picture No5, when the quantity in picture No6 was displayed; and ‘distal’ refers to any other selection.