Table 1.

Breakfast Quality Index (BQI): items included and scoring (points awarded)

Items included	Yes	No
1. Cereals and derivatives (bread, breakfast cereals, biscuits, bakery products)	+1	0
2. Fruit and vegetables (fruit, fruit juice, vegetables)	+1	0
3. Dairy products (whole and semi-skimmed milk, milk shake, yoghurt, cheese)	+1	0
4. Foods rich in simple sugars (sugar, jam, honey) <5 % of total daily energy	+1	0
5. MUFA-rich fats (olive oil, vegetable oil)	+1	0
6. MUFA:SFA > median	+1	0
7. Compliance with energy intake recommendations (20–25 % of total daily energy)	+1	0
8. Cereals + fruit + dairy product in the same meal	+1	0
9. Ca (200–300 mg)	+1	0
10. Absence of SFA and trans-rich fats (butter, margarine)	+1	0