Table 2.
Previous day eating habits of the rural and urban children (n = 214).
| S/N | ITEMS | REGION | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | What did you eat for breakfast yesterday? | Rural (n=96) | Urban (n=118) |
| n(%) | n(%) | ||
| Bread | 0 (0) | 35 (29.66) | |
| Cooked food e.g. eba, amala, fufu, beans | 69 (71.88) | 32 (27.12) | |
| Fruits e.g. oranges, grapefruits, banana | 8 (8.33) | 2 (1.69) | |
| Healthy cereals e.g. oat meals, cornflakes, golden morn, pap | 7 (7.29) | 17 (14.41) | |
| Nothing | 0 (0) | 8 (6.78) | |
| Pap | 0 (0) | 4 (3.39) | |
| Rice | 0 (0) | 10 (8.47) | |
| Snacks, e.g. puff, doughnut, chin-chin | 8 (8.33) | 3 (2.54) | |
| Spaghetti | 0 (0) | 3 (2.54) | |
| Sugary cereals e.g. coco pops, weetabix | 3 (3.13) | 2 (1.69) | |
| Yam | 0 (0) | 1 (0.85) | |
| Yoghurt | 1 (1.04) | 1 (0.85) | |
| 2. | What did you drink for breakfast YESTERDAY? | Rural (n=96) | Urban (n=118) |
| Beverages | 9 (9.38) | 33 (27.97) | |
| Fruit Juice | 16 (16.67) | 2 (1.69) | |
| Nothing | 2 (2.08) | 4 (3.39) | |
| Pap | 0 (0) | 4 (3.39) | |
| Soft drink (High Sugar) | 1 (1.04) | 7 (5.93) | |
| Soft drink (Low sugar) | 3 (3.13) | 2 (1.69) | |
| Traditional Drink | 3 (3.13) | 0 (0) | |
| Water | 62 (64.58) | 66 (55.93) | |
| 3. | What did you eat for lunch yesterday? | Rural (n=96) | Urban (n=118) |
| Bought from the shops/vendors/bukka | 23 (23.96) | 16 (13.56) | |
| Did not eat lunch | 4 (4.17) | 1 (0.85) | |
| Packed lunch brought from home | 59 (61.46) | 95 (80.51) | |
| School lunch | 10 (10.42) | 6 (5.08) | |
| 4. | What did you drink for lunch YESTERDAY? | Rural (n=96) | Urban (n=118) |
| Custard | 2 (2.08) | 0 (0) | |
| Energy drink e.g. Lucozade boost, fearless, monster, red bull | 0 (0) | 1 (0.85) | |
| Fruit juice | 11 (11.46) | 8 (6.78) | |
| Milk/Ice cream/Yoghurt | 14 (14.58) | 8 (6.78) | |
| Nothing | 2 (2.08) | 0 (0) | |
| Soft drink (High Sugar) | 2 (2.08) | 25 (21.19) | |
| Soft drink (Low sugar) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.85) | |
| Traditional Drink | 2 (2.08) | 0 (0) | |
| Water | 63 (65.63) | 75 (63.56) | |
| 5. | How many portions of fruit did you eat YESTERDAY? | Rural (n=96) | Urban (n=118) |
| 0 | 22 (22.92) | 53 (44.92) | |
| 1-8 portions | 74 (77.08) | 65 (55.08) | |
| 6. | How many portions of vegeTable did you eat YESTERDAY | Rural (n=96) | Urban (n=118) |
| 0 | 8 (8.33) | 64 (54.24) | |
| 1-8 portions | 88 (91.67) | 54 (45.76) | |
Values are presented as n (total number of samples), percent (%).