Table 4.
Summary of Dietary Behaviours (n = 328)
| Behaviour | N | % |
| Eat breakfast | ||
| Every/most days | 232 | 70.8 |
| Once/twice a week | 38 | 11.6 |
| <Once a week/never | 46 | 14.0 |
| What eaten for breakfast | ||
| Brown toast | 211 | 64.3 |
| White toast | 61 | 18.6 |
| Chocolate | 4 | 1.2 |
| Snacking | ||
| <Once a day | 195 | 59.5 |
| Once a day | 103 | 31.4 |
| Regularly, throughout the day | 18 | 5.5 |
| Fruit & vegetables (per day) | ||
| 5 or more | 85 | 25.9 |
| 2 or more, but < 5 | 180 | 54.9 |
| < 2 | 49 | 14.9 |
| Glasses of water (per day) | ||
| 6 or more | 46 | 14.0 |
| 3 or more, but < 6 | 109 | 33.2 |
| < 3 | 159 | 48.5 |
| What do you drink when you are thirsty? | ||
| Water or fruit juice | 198 | 60.4 |
| A fizzy drink | 98 | 29.9 |
| Sugar free drink | 18 | 5.5 |
| Salt use | ||
| Eat low salt foods | 90 | 27.4 |
| Use salt only for cooking | 198 | 60.4 |
| Add salt to all meals | 26 | 7.9 |
| Take away meals | ||
| Once a month or less | 160 | 48.8 |
| Once a week | 138 | 42.1 |
| > Once a week | 18 | 5.5 |
Note: where there are missing responses, percentages do not total to 100%.