Table 2.

Comparison of dietary intake amongst children with diets high or low in “junk food” based on dietary intake at age 4½ years (for all those with dietary data: n = 9551)

Frequency of consumption of food item at least 4 times per week	Children in
	lowest quintile of “junk food”		highest quintile of “junk food”
	n	%	n	%
Crispy coated chicken/turkey	22	1.2	327	16.7
Oven/Fried chips	5	0.4	150	7.5
Crisps	237	12.8	1426	71.0
Ice cream	14	0.7	587	29.9
Cake	88	4.8	588	29.5
Chocolate coated biscuits	133	7.1	1043	52.5
Biscuits	424	22.6	1321	65.9
Chocolate bars	67	3.6	919	46.2
Sweets	25	1.3	677	34.5
Cola/Other fizzy drinks	60	3.0	669	33.6
Ice lollies	4	0.2	442	22.9
Milk-based puddings	8	0.4	85	4.2
Sausages/burgers	4	0.2	72	3.7
Pizza	2	0.1	67	3.5
Baked beans	38	2.1	255	13.0
Tinned pasta	22	1.2	287	14.6
Pasta	185	9.7	142	7.2
Rice	72	3.8	53	2.6
Fresh citrus fruit	508	27.2	667	33.2
Other fresh fruit	1255	67.0	1389	69.1
Green leafy vegetables1	290	15.5	130	6.5
Other green vegetables2	202	10.8	120	6.0
Carrots	415	22.1	268	13.3
Other root vegetables3	79	4.2	40	2.0

¹Cabbage, brussel sprouts, spinach, broccoli and other dark green leafy vegetables

²Other green vegetables (cauliflower, runner beans, leeks, okra, courgettes etc)

³Other root vegetables (turnip, swede, parsnip etc)