Table 2.

Fruit, Fruit Juice and Vegetable Preferences of Preschool Children by Gender

	Gender
	Girls		Boys		Total
	Mean	S.D.	Mean	S.D.	Mean	S.D.
Fruits
Pineapple	1.60	0.66	1.49	0.72	1.54	0.70
Watermelon	1.42	0.81	1.28	0.80	1.34	0.81
Strawberries	1.54	0.69	1.25**	0.83	1.38	0.78
Oranges	1.49	0.70	1.45	0.73	1.47	0.72
Fruit Cocktail	1.49	0.76	1.29	0.77	1.38	0.77
Pears	1.44	0.74	1.26	0.82	1.34	0.79
Apples	1.55	0.70	1.34*	0.76	1.44	0.74
Kiwi	1.26	0.87	1.12	0.86	1.19	0.87
Cantaloupe	1.31	0.83	1.37	0.81	1.34	0.82
Banana	1.61	0.49	1.55	0.50	1.58	0.50
Plum	1.22	0.87	1.15	0.89	1.18	0.88
Total Fruits	1.45	0.41	1.32*	0.43	1.38	0.42
Vegetables
Corn	1.54	0.72	1.42	0.76	1.47	0.74
Mashed Potatoes	1.25	0.83	1.09	0.81	1.16	0.82
Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy	1.47	0.79	1.21*	0.82	1.33	0.81
Broccoli w/Cheese	1.22	0.92	1.09	0.86	1.15	0.89
Broccoli	1.29	0.84	1.09	0.86	1.18	0.85
Green Beans	1.32	0.87	1.00**	0.84	1.15	0.87
Peas	1.15	0.90	1.19	0.82	1.17	0.86
Carrots	1.11	0.88	1.10	0.83	1.10	0.85
Cauliflower	1.27	0.86	1.05	0.88	1.15	0.88
Cauliflower w/Cheese	1.30	0.87	1.22	0.81	1.26	0.84
Squash	1.05	0.89	0.97	0.83	1.01	0.86
Mixed Greens	1.11	0.85	1.02	0.83	1.06	0.84
Tomatoes	1.17	0.90	1.13	0.87	1.15	0.88
Mixed Vegetables	1.04	0.92	1.06	0.84	1.05	0.88
French Fries	1.47	0.80	1.45	0.75	1.46	0.77
Total Vegetables	1.25	0.48	1.14	0.42	1.19	0.45
Fruit Juices
Apple	1.53	0.76	1.49	0.71	1.51	0.73
Orange	1.39	0.77	1.36	0.68	1.37	0.72
Grape	1.53	0.73	1.35	0.77	1.43	0.76
Tomato	0.92	0.94	0.93	0.87	0.93	0.90
Total Fruit Juices	1.34	0.54	1.28	0.52	1.31	0.52

^*P < .05.

^**P < .01 Analysis of variance test of effects of ethnicity on preference.