TABLE 1—

Average Daily Lunch Servings of Fruits, Regular Vegetables, High-Fat Vegetables, Milk, and Sweetened Beverages for 2 Cohorts of Middle School Students Over 2 School Years: Southeast Texas, 1998–1999 and 1999–2000

	Cohort 1 (4th Grade)				Cohort 2 (5th Grade)
	Year 1		Year 2		Year 1		Year 2
	n	Mean (SD)	n	Mean (SD)	n	Mean (SD)	n	Mean (SD)
Fruit, serving
Total	283	0.18 (0.18)	272	0.12 (0.18)**	257	0.08 (0.12)	242	0.10 (0.17)
Boy	122	0.20 (0.18)	120	0.14 (0.19)***	106	0.09 (0.13)	100	0.12 (0.19)
Girl	161	0.17 (0.17)	152	0.11 (0.16)***	151	0.08 (0.12)	142	0.09 (0.15)
AA	46	0.19 (0.19)	40	0.13 (0.19)	35	0.14 (0.19)	29	0.10 (0.15)
EA	147	0.17 (0.17)	144	0.13 (0.19)**	123	0.06 (0.09)	117	0.10 (0.16)*
MA	67	0.20 (0.18)	65	0.10 (0.13)**	72	0.08 (0.09)	69	0.11 (0.19)
AS	23	0.15 (0.15)	23	0.13 (0.17)	27	0.11 (0.18)	27	0.10 (0.17)
Regular vegetables, serving
Total	283	0.26 (0.22)	272	0.15 (0.19)**	257	0.20 (0.20)	242	0.18 (0.20)**
Boy	122	0.26 (0.24)	120	0.14 (0.18)***	106	0.20 (0.22)	100	0.20 (0.24)
Girl	161	0.22 (0.20)	152	0.15 (0.18)***	151	0.20 (0.19)	142	0.16 (0.16)*
AA	46	0.26 (0.24)	40	0.15 (0.21)*	35	0.20 (0.18)	29	0.16 (0.17)
EA	147	0.27 (0.22)	144	0.15 (0.11)***	123	0.18 (0.20)	117	0.14 (0.17)**
MA	67	0.26 (0.22)	65	0.13 (0.14)***	72	0.24 (0.20)	69	0.18 (0.19)*
AS	23	0.28 (0.22)	23	0.14 (0.15)*	27	0.17 (0.20)	27	0.31 (0.29)***
High-fat vegetables, serving
Total	283	0.19 (0.12)	272	0.32 (0.25)***	257	0.23 (0.18)	242	0.30 (0.23)***
Boy	122	0.20 (0.12)	120	0.36 (0.27)	106	0.24 (0.17)	100	0.27 (0.25)
Girl	161	0.19 (0.13)	152	0.29 (0.35)***	151	0.22 (0.19)	142	0.31 (0.21)***
AA	46	0.18 (0.12)	40	0.35 (0.31)**	35	0 .32 (0.21)	29	0.35 (0.20)
EA	147	0.18 (0.12)	144	0.32 (0.23)***	123	0 .23 (0.18)	117	0.31 (0.25)**
MA	67	0.24 (0.13)	65	0.32 (0.26)*	72	0 .22 (0.17)	69	0.27 (0.21)*
AS	23	0.20 (0.11)	23	0.29 (0.26)	27	0.20 (0.15)	27	0.26 (0.21)
Milk, oz
Total	283	4.6 (2.8)	272	3.0 (3.1)***	257	2.9 (2.8)	242	3.3 (3.6)*
Boy	122	5.1 (3.0)	120	3.5 (3.4)***	106	3.4 (2.9)	100	4.4 (4.0)
Girl	161	4.3 (2.7)	152	2.6 (2.9)***	151	2.5 (2.7)	142	2.6 (3.1)
AA	46	4.5 (2.9)	40	3.4 (3.2)*	35	3.1 (2.8)	29	3.1 (3.4)
EA	147	4.7 (2.9)	144	2.9 (3.1)***	123	2.6 (2.8)	117	3.1 (3.7)
MA	67	4.7 (2.8)	65	2.9 (3.2)***	72	3.3 (2.8)	69	3.7 (3.5)
AS	23	4.5 (3.1)	23	3.3 (3.4)	27	2.7 (2.9)	27	3.7 (4.0)
Sweetened beverages, oz
Total	283	2.1 (2.2)	272	3.4 (3.4)***	257	4.9 (3.8)	242	4.3 (4.3)*
Boy	133	1.9 (2.2)	120	3.4 (3.6)***	106	4.7 (3.6)	100	4.4 (4.8)
Girl	161	2.2 (2.2)	152	3.2 (3.2)**	151	5.1 (4.1)	142	4.3 (4.0)
AA	46	1.4 (1.7)	40	2.7 (3.4)	35	3.8 (4.0)	29	4.5 (5.5)
EA	147	2.4 (2.4)	144	3.8 (3.6)***	123	5.7 (3.8)	117	4.8 (4.2)
MA	67	1.5 (1.9)	65	2.6 (3.0)*	72	3.9 (3.4)	69	3.0 (3.3)
AS	23	2.9 (2.3)	23	4.1 (3.5)	27	5.1 (4.3)	27	5.0 (5.5)

Note: AA = African American, EA=European-American, MA = Mexican American, and AS = Asian/Other.

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, and ***P < .001.