Table 2.

Salient consequences of asking parents to have fruits vegetables to eat at home for the next three months among middle-school students aged 12–15 years, rural Indiana, USA, 2006–2008

Advantages
Asking my parents to have fruits and vegetables available…
n 60	Count	%
Will make me healthier	29	48
My parents will buy them	15	25
Will help me eat less unhealthy food	12	20
Will help me eat healthy	11	18
Will give me energy	11	18
Will make me more active	8	13
Will help me eat things that I like	6	10
Will help me lose weight	5	8
Will make my parents happy	4	7
Disadvantages
Asking my parents to have fruits and vegetables available…
n 60	Count	%
Will upset my parents	17	28
Will make me eat things I don't like	15	25
Will make me sick	7	12
Wanting to eat other things	6	10
Will make me gain weight	4	7
None	24	40

Percentages sum to more than 100% since participants could list multiple answers.