Table 3.

Frequency of consumption of Food Items among Bahraini Girls (n = 1241) and Boys (n = 1190)*

Food	Almost daily 5-7 times/w		3-4 times/w		1-2 times/w		Never
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
GIRLS
Milk & Milk Products	635	51.2	366	29.5	231	18.6	9	0.7
Bread, Rice & Cereal	870	70.1	256	20.6	114	9.2	1	0.1
Fruits	443	35.7	464	37.4	308	24.8	26	2.1
Fruit Juices	328	26.4	371	29.9	455	36.7	87	7
Vegetables Leafy	404	32.6	370	29.8	366	29.5	101	8.1
Vegetables Others	146	11.8	432	34.8	543	43.8	120	9.7
Meat (Fish, Poultry, Meat)	822	66.2	303	24.4	110	8.9	6	0.5
Eggs	111	8.9	396	31.9	627	50.5	107	8.6
Legumes: lentils, beans...	35	2.8c	115	9.3	733	59.1	358	28.8
Sweets & Snacks: cakes, chips, candies,...	797	64.2d	300	24.2	134	10.8	10	0.8
Miscellaneous: tea & coffee	289	23.3	318	25.6	411	33.1	223	18
Miscellaneous: sauce & spreads	214	17.2	356	28.7	497	40	174	14
Soda Drinks: regular	600	48.3	322	25.9	254	20.5	65	5.2
Soda Drinks: diet	19	1.5d	29	2.3	116	9.3	1077	86.8
BOYS
Milk & Milk Products	659	55.4a	356	29.9	170	14.3	5	0.4
Bread, Rice & Cereal	904	76b	227	19.1	56	4.7	3	0.3
Fruits	492	41.3a	425	35.7	258	21.7	15	1.3
Fruit Juices	359	30.2	358	30.1	399	33.5	74	6.2
Vegetables Leafy	400	33.6	340	28.6	340	28.6	110	9.2
Vegetables Others	176	14.8	397	33.4	520	43.7	97	8.2
Meat (Fish, Poultry, Meat)	889	74.7b	234	19.7	65	5.5	2	0.2
Eggs	107	9a	396	33.3	621	52.2	66	5.5
Legumes: lentils, beans,...	30	2.5	139	11.7	730	61.3	291	24.5
Sweets & Snacks: cakes, chips, candies,...	565	47.5	353	29.7	262	22	10	0.8
Miscellaneous: tea & coffee	412	34.6b	267	22.4	331	27.8	180	15.1
Miscellaneous: sauce & spreads	178	15	396	33.3	443	37.2	173	14.5
Soda Drinks: regular	629	52.9b	322	27.1	197	16.6	42	3.5
Soda Drinks: diet	17	1.4	25	2.1	67	5.6	1081	90.8

Difference between genders: a p < 0.05; b: p < 0.01 (within gender); c p < 0.05, d p < 0.01 (between genders)

* Non responders: 72 for girls and 59 for boys