Table 4.

Types of foods consumed by contextual characteristics of young adult eating occasions.

	Social context †		Other activities while eating ‡
	By myself (reference category)	With others	Not doing anything else (or talking in person with others) (reference category)	Watching TV	Other activities
Eating occasions logged on PDA	100% (n=572)	100% (n=665)	100% (n=707)	100% (n=322)	100% (n=447)
BEVERAGES (Non-alcoholic)
Calorically sweetened	10%	18%*	15%	24%**	13%
Water	19%	15%	17%	12%*	17%
Coffee or tea drinks	10%	8%	6%	5%	13%**
Milk	19%	20%	23%	23%	11
FOODS
Cookies & sweetened baked goods	37%	28%**	33%	29%	31%
Candy and gummy fruit snacks	4%	5%	5%	5%	7%
Salty snacks	12%	14%	14%	15%	17%
Fruits and vegetables	27%	35%*	36%	26%**	27%**
Fresh fruits/vegetables	19%	26%*	27%	16%**	18%**
Other	12%	16%*	16%	12%	13%
Frozen desserts	2%	3%	3%	3%	3%
Non-milk dairy products (non-frozen)	11%	11%	11%	10%	11%**
Entrees	33%	52%**	49%	46%	32%**
Cereals and grains	30%	27%	31%	25%*	22%*
Fried side dishes	3%	7%*	7%	4%	2%**

^*Indicates p≤0.05,

^**Indicates p<.01 for differences in food types within subcategories of social context, activities while eating, and pre-planning of food selections, controlling for multiple observations among individual participants.

^†For social context, statistically significant differences are compared to “by myself.”

^‡For activities while eating, statistically significant differences are compared to “Not doing anything else (or talking in person with others),” which was the reference group in analyses. ”Other activities” designation comprised of the following self-reported responses: using a computer, driving/riding in vehicle, reading, talking on phone/text message, and other. Categories are not mutually exclusive (i.e., participants could report watching TV as well as doing other activities, including using a computer, talking on the phone, text messaging, etc)