Table 1.

Daily white potato consumption among US children and adolescents aged 6–19 years (n 8466), National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 2003–2008

	White potato servings				Energy consumption
	From school cafeteria		From outside school cafeteria†		Energy from potato dishes, all sources		% of energy from	% of energy from
	Mean	%	Mean	%	kJ	%	discretionary oils	solid fats
French fries***	0·02	44	0·17	25	192	40	1	38
Other fried potatoes	<0·01	2	0·04	5	29	6	16	20
Potato chips‡,***	0·01	12	0·19	27	121	25	48	5
Mashed potatoes§,***	0·02	32	0·12	17	59	12	0	27
Baked/boiled potatoes	<0·01	5	0·05	8	17	3	3	4
Other potato preparations∥	<0·01	3	0·04	6	17	3	16	12
Mixed dishes with white potatoes¶	<0·01	1	0·08	12	50	10	3	19
Total	0·05	100	0·69	100	481	100	14	23

Column totals may differ from the sum over categories due to rounding.

Statistically significant difference in the proportion of white potato servings from school cafeterias v. other sources: ***P < 0·001.

†Includes white potatoes acquired from stores, restaurants, cafeterias outside schools, vending machines, soup kitchens/shelters/food pantries, and all other locations excluding school cafeterias.

‡Includes potato stick snacks.

§Includes stuffed potatoes and potato puffs.

∥Includes creamed, scalloped, au gratin potatoes; potato salad; potato soup; and other dishes with potatoes.

¶Includes mixed dishes in which white potatoes are not the primary ingredient, e.g. beef stew, pot pies, etc.