Table 4.
Proportions of EDSF and EDD consumed according to eating occasion, place and type, children aged 7–12 years, Dutch National Food Consumption Survey 2007–2010
| Proportion of total EDSF consumption (%) | Proportion of total EDD consumption (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Type of eating occasion | ||
| Before breakfast | 0·5 | 0·6 |
| During breakfast | 1·6 | 5·7 |
| During the morning (between breakfast and lunch) | 23·0 | 20·5 |
| During lunch | 4·9 | 10·3 |
| During the afternoon (between lunch and dinner) | 45·3 | 31·9 |
| During dinner | 1·7 | 11·3 |
| During the evening/at night | 23·0 | 19·7 |
| Weekdays v. weekend days† | ||
| Weekdays | 47·4 | 49·1 |
| Weekend days | 52·6 | 50·9 |
| Place of consumption | ||
| At home | 49·3 | 58·0 |
| At school | 17·1 | 17·7 |
| At a friend’s home | 15·2 | 12·4 |
| Other (i.e. street, sports centre, car/boat/train/airplane, café/restaurant, <5 % per group) | 18·4 | 11·9 |
| Type of EDSF | ||
| Cookies (e.g. Dutch raisin cookies, chocolate cookies) | 30·9 | |
| Sweets (e.g. wine gums, Dutch liquorice) | 21·2 | |
| Potato chips | 8·5 | |
| Chocolate (excluding candy bars) | 7·3 | |
| Pastry | 6·0 | |
| Chewing gum and mints | 6·0 | |
| Ice cream | 4·5 | |
| Savoury snacks (e.g. pretzel sticks) and nuts (e.g. coated peanuts) | 4·3 | |
| Ginger cake | 2·5 | |
| Candy bars | 2·0 | |
| Deep-fried snacks (e.g. French fries) | 1·8 | |
| Other | 5·0 | |
| Type of EDD | ||
| Soft drink (e.g. sodas, sports drinks, energy drinks, fruit juice drinks) | 60·7 | |
| Squash (concentrated fruit syrups mixed with water) | 39·3 | |
EDSF, energy-dense snack food; EDD, energy-dense drink.
†
Percentages based on cases with one recall day during the week and one recall day during the weekend (n 294).