Table 1.
Percentage of US children consuming meals and snacks according to age category; Feeding Infants and Toddlers Study 2008
| 6–8·9 months (n 249) | 9–11·9 months (n 256) | 12–23·9 months (n 925) | 24–35·9 months (n 736) | 36–47·9 months (n 725) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meal occasion | n | % | se | n | % | se | n | % | se | n | % | se | n | % | se |
| Total meals* | 208 | 84·6 | 3·3 | 247 | 97·6 | 1·1 | 922 | 99·8 | 0·1 | 734 | 99·8 | 0·2 | 722 | 99·8 | 0·1 |
| Breakfast | 153 | 57·3 | 5·4 | 222 | 87·1 | 3·0 | 898 | 97·6 | 0·6 | 725 | 97·9 | 1·3 | 708 | 97·8 | 0·7 |
| Lunch | 165 | 68·6 | 4·5 | 221 | 84·3 | 4·2 | 877 | 94·4 | 1·2 | 710 | 97·1 | 1·0 | 699 | 97·4 | 0·7 |
| Dinner | 180 | 75·9 | 3·9 | 233 | 93·1 | 1·8 | 903 | 97·3 | 0·8 | 719 | 97·1 | 1·1 | 709 | 97·7 | 0·7 |
| Total snacks† | 96 | 37·1 | 5·3 | 175 | 71·9 | 4·2 | 875 | 93·6 | 1·3 | 698 | 95·2 | 1·1 | 691 | 93·7 | 1·8 |
| Morning snack | 32 | 11·8 | 2·9 | 76 | 34·4 | 5·0 | 564 | 60·8 | 2·5 | 449 | 59·8 | 3·1 | 434 | 57·2 | 3·1 |
| Afternoon snack | 63 | 22·5 | 4·8 | 127 | 42·6 | 4·6 | 762 | 83·1 | 1·8 | 601 | 76·4 | 3·0 | 578 | 75·2 | 3·1 |
| Evening snack | 39 | 14·1 | 3·5 | 61 | 28·0 | 4·6 | 477 | 49·9 | 2·6 | 386 | 50·3 | 3·2 | 428 | 60·6 | 2·9 |
| Other‡ | 247 | 99·1 | 0·7 | 245 | 95·8 | 1·6 | 395 | 41·3 | 2·6 | 197 | 25·4 | 2·6 | 131 | 18·9 | 2·5 |
| Breast milk/infant formula only | 247 | 99·1 | 0·7 | 241 | 91·8 | 2·8 | 150 | 14·3 | 1·6 | 12 | 1·2 | 0·5 | 2 | 0·1 | 0·0 |
‘Total meals’ represents consumption of one or more meals during the day; meals are classified as breakfast, lunch or dinner.
‘Total snacks’ represents consumption of one or more snacks consumed during the day; snacks are classified by morning, afternoon or evening snack periods. Morning snack=anything called a snack and reported before midday or lunch; afternoon snack=anything called a snack and reported from midday or lunch until 18.00 hours; evening snack=anything called a snack and eaten from 18.00 hours or dinner until bedtime.
’Other’ represents all reported breast milk and infant formula consumption as well as any eating occasions reported by the parents or caregivers as other eating occasions.