Table 6.
Attitudes of adults with kid towards (snack) foods (88 Icelanders and 90 Iranians)
| Average scores (1–7)a | Fully disagree (%) | Fully agree (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iranians | Icelanders | Iranians | Icelanders | Iranians | Icelanders | ||
| A healthy diet is very important to me. | *** | 6.6 ± 0.91a | 6.0 ± 1.47b | 0 | 2 | 63 | 56 |
| I want to know the nutritional quality of snack before buying it. | ** | 6.4 ± 1.48a | 4.4 ± 23b | 4 | 17 | 72 | 16 |
| I would choose snacks fortified with fish protein. | *** | 6.0 ± 1.29a | 4.5 ± 1.67b | 0 | 10 | 50 | 16 |
| I would choose snacks with less salt. | * | 5.7 ± 1.77a | 5.1 ± 1.89b | 7 | 8 | 48 | 31 |
| I would choose snacks containing less trans fat. | *** | 6.5 ± 1.14a | 5.5 ± 1.78b | 2 | 7 | 69 | 37 |
| Taste of snacks is much more important to me than the nutritional quality. | ** | 3.0 ± 2.23b | 4.6 ± 1.87a | 42 | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| I never pay attention to the list of ingredients of snacks before buying it. | *** | 1.9 ± 1.13b | 3.6 ± 2.14a | 70 | 20 | 9 | 15 |
| I would encourage my kid(s) to consume snacks fortified with fish protein rather than regular snack. | *** | 6.7 ± 0.58a | 5.0 ± 1.57b | 0 | 3 | 70 | 25 |
a1 = fully disagree, 7 = fully agree. Different small letters show significant difference in the average scores between the groups (* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001).