Table 2.
Fathers’ and children’s intakes at child age 20 months, 3·5 years and 5 years, Melbourne Infant Feeding Activity and Nutrition Trial (InFANT) Program
| Child age | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 months (n 317) | 3·5 years (n 214) | 5 years (n 208) | ||||
| Food group | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean | sd |
| Father (servings/d)† | ||||||
| Fruits | 3·5 | 1·2 | 3·4 | 1·2 | 3·6 | 1·2 |
| Vegetables | 4·4 | 1·2 | 4·4 | 1·2 | 4·4 | 1·2 |
| SSB (excl. juices) | 0·4 | 0·7 | 0·5 | 1·1 | 0·3 | 0·6 |
| Juices | 0·4 | 0·5 | 0·4 | 0·5 | 0·3 | 0·4 |
| Sweet snacks | 1·0 | 0·8 | 1·1 | 0·9 | 1·0 | 0·9 |
| Savoury snacks | 0·7 | 0·4 | 0·3 | 0·3 | 0·7 | 0·4 |
| Takeaway foods* | 7·9 | 2·1 | 8·1 | 2·0 | 7·8 | 1·9 |
| Child (g/d) | ||||||
| Fruits | 163·6 | 88·9 | 206·4 | 114·8 | 207·8 | 112·9 |
| Vegetables | 99·1 | 68·2 | 98·6 | 79·5 | 126·8 | 92·4 |
| SSB (excl. juices) | 3·9 | 31·0 | 19·7 | 60·1 | 23·5 | 51·7 |
| Juices | 9·3 | 29·9 | 32·8 | 69·0 | 39·6 | 76·3 |
| Sweet snacks | 12·8 | 14·7 | 42·3 | 33·1 | 45·2 | 35·2 |
| Savoury snacks | 4·9 | 8·6 | 26·0 | 28·5 | 32·4 | 28·4 |
| Takeaway foods | 4·6 | 12·7 | 6·5 | 15·5 | 7·8 | 19·8 |
SSB, sugar-sweetened beverages.
*
Takeaway foods measured in occasions/d (not servings/d) for fathers.
†
Change in mean intake of father unchanged from 20 months to 5 years (P>0·05).