Table 1.

Characteristics of children in Experiment 1.

Characteristic	SAME	SIMILAR	VARIETY	p
N	11	9	11
Gender
Males	5 (45.5%)	4 (44.4%)	5 (45.5%)	0.99
Females	6 (54.5%)	5 (55.5%)	6 (54.5%)
Race
Caucasian	6 (54.5%)	6 (66.7%)	5 (45.5%)	0.78
African American	3 (27.3%)	2 (22.2%)	5 (45.4%)
More than one race	2 (18.2%)	1 (11.1%)	1 (9.1%)
Parent’s Income
Under $29,999	2(18%)	0(0%)	4(36%)	0.14
$30,000 –$49,999	1(9%)	1(11%)	3(27%)
≥ $50,000	8(73%)	8(89%)	4(36%)
Age	10.1 ± 1.6	10.4 ± 1.0	10.8 ± 1.3	0.47
zBMI	1.8 ± 0.4	1.8 ± 0.5	1.8 ± 0.5	0.93
Percent overweight	41.8 ± 17.5	51.5 ± 31.3	46.9 ± 27.2	0.70
Hunger pre Day 1	2.5 ± 0.8	2.7 ± 0.7	2.2 ± 0.8	0.38
Liking Macaroni and Cheese Day 1	4.3 ± 0.5	3.9 ± 0.8	3.7 ± 0.6	0.14
Trials to Habituation Session 1	7.7 ± 3.6	6.1 ± 2.8	6.7 ± 3.7	0.58