Table 3.

Ratings of images by food category

	Food Appeal (± SD)	Desire to Eat (± SD)
Fruit	71.8 (12.7)*a	59.7 (19.9)*b
Discretionary foods	61.7 (14.1)a	45.9 (21.6)b
Grains	58.1 (13.9)a	44.3 (21.0)b
Dairy	49.3 (17.8)a	38.3 (21.8)b
Vegetables	56.2 (13.2)a	41.5 (19.3)b
Mixed dishes	55.2 (14.9)a	42.6 (21.6)b
Protein	53.4 (17.8)a	40.9 (23.6)b
Total	57.9 (11.6)a	44.7 (18.0)b

*indicates fruit is rated significantly higher than the other food categories (p < 0.05)

^{a, b} different superscripts indicate significant differences between appeal and desire within a food category (p < 0.05)