Table 1.
Pasta with meatballs and bread | Pasta with meatballs, bread and zucchini | |||||||
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(n 250) | (n 250) | |||||||
Mean | sd | Mean | sd | F test | P value | |||
Tasty main dish | 7·60 | 1·39 | 7·85 | 1·29 | 4·16 | 0·04 | ||
Complete meal | 6·25 | 2·28 | 8·15 | 1·13 | 137·60 | <0·001 | ||
Loving meal | 7·40 | 1·47 | 7·91 | 1·30 | 16·49 | <0·001 | ||
Tasty meal | 7·58 | 1·41 | 7·86 | 1·38 | 5·11 | 0·02 | ||
Nutritious | 6·26 | 1·76 | 7·57 | 1·37 | 86·06 | <0·001 | ||
Steak and baked potato | Steak, baked potato and broccoli | |||||||
(n 250) | (n 250) | |||||||
Mean | sd | Mean | sd | |||||
Tasty main dish | 7·68 | 1·66 | 7·99 | 1·36 | 5·00 | 0·03 | ||
Complete meal | 5·40 | 2·54 | 8·05 | 1·56 | 197·99 | <0·001 | ||
Loving meal | 7·00 | 1·71 | 7·92 | 1·5 | 40·90 | <0·001 | ||
Tasty meal | 7·52 | 1·63 | 8·08 | 1·37 | 17·34 | <0·001 | ||
Nutritious | 6·13 | 1·78 | 7·80 | 1·43 | 135·12 | <0·001 | ||
Burritos, beans, rice and tortilla chips | Burritos, beans, rice and mixed vegetables | |||||||
(n 250) | (n 250) | |||||||
Mean | sd | Mean | sd | |||||
Tasty main dish | 7·23 | 1·82 | 7·19 | 1·76 | 0·05 | 0·82 | ||
Complete meal | 6·48 | 2·38 | 7·74 | 1·55 | 49·71 | <0·001 | ||
Loving meal | 6·98 | 1·86 | 7·45 | 1.71 | 8·69 | 0·03 | ||
Tasty meal | 7·21 | 1·84 | 7·40 | 1·71 | 1·41 | 0·24 | ||
Nutritious | 5·98 | 2·08 | 7·41 | 1·42 | 80·67 | <0·001 | ||
Baked chicken with wild rice and ice cream for dessert | Baked chicken with wild rice and green beans | |||||||
(n 250) | (n 250) | |||||||
Mean | sd | Mean | sd | |||||
Tasty main dish | 7·30 | 1·58 | 7·74 | 1·47 | 10·22 | 0·001 | ||
Complete meal | 5·72 | 2·5 | 8·32 | 1·00 | 231·28 | <0·001 | ||
Loving meal | 7·08 | 1·68 | 7·95 | 1·31 | 41·17 | <0·001 | ||
Tasty meal | 7·25 | 1·58 | 7·70 | 1·53 | 10·51 | 0·001 | ||
Nutritious | 6·45 | 1·80 | 8·26 | 1·05 | 187·79 | <0·001 |
Ratings on 9-point scales which refer to specific descriptions of the meal and range from 1 = ‘not a very…’ to 9 = ‘a very…’, assessing the impact of the addition of a vegetable on perceptions of meal combinations among 500 American mothers, with at least two children under the age of 18 years living at home, who participated in an online survey, September 2011.