Table 2.
Distribution of consumption of items from key food categories, at school or en route to or from school, among grade 5–8 students from twenty-six public schools in Vancouver, Canada, 2012
| Food category | Count | % |
|---|---|---|
| Fruit (n 942) | ||
| <1 time/d | 475 | 50·4 |
| ≥1 time/d | 467 | 49·6 |
| Vegetables (n 930) | ||
| <1 time/d | 537 | 57·7 |
| ≥1 time/d | 393 | 42·3 |
| Whole grains (n 938) | ||
| <1 time/d | 613 | 65·3 |
| ≥1 time/d | 325 | 34·7 |
| Low-fat fluid milk and alternatives (n 922) | ||
| <1 time/d | 495 | 53·7 |
| ≥1 time/d | 427 | 46·3 |
| Fast foods (n 942) | ||
| <1 time/d | 780 | 82·8 |
| ≥1 time/d | 162 | 17·2 |
| Packaged snack foods (n 948) | ||
| <1 time/d | 756 | 79·7 |
| ≥1 time/d | 192 | 20·3 |
| Sugar-sweetened beverages (n 936) | ||
| <1 time/d | 642 | 68·6 |
| ≥1 time/d | 293 | 31·4 |
Total n 950. Sample size varies between variables due to missing values.