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. 2013 Jan 18;15(1):e13. doi: 10.2196/jmir.2217

Table 3.

Study participants’ composed meals using the two meal instruments, by body mass index (BMI) (N=51).

Composed meal BMI < 25, median (IQR) BMI ≥ 25, median (IQR)

Computer plate Lunch plate Computer plate Lunch plate
Reported intake a




Total energy, kJ 3320 (1361) 2726 (1101) 2881 (1080) 2734 (1017)

Total energy including drinks, kJ 3513 (1160) 3061 (1436) 3006 (1022) 2989 (1273)

Total meal, g 880 (175) 842 (235) 834 (172) 758 (243)

Total carbohydrates, E% 134 (59) 142 (42) 130 (46) 121 (67)

Total carbohydrates, g 61 (21) 58 (15) 57 (31) 47 (22)

Total proteins, E% 121 (33) 117 (21) 121 (25) 126 (29)

Total proteins, g 58 (33) 41 (32) 42 (32) 41 (32)

Total fat, E% 167 (33) 151 (29) 167 (25) 167 (38)

Total fat, g 35 (26) 26 (22) 30 (19) 26 (16)
Food items (number of)




Total potatoes 3 (1) 3 (1) 3 (1) 2 (1.5)

Total meat, pork chops 1.5 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1) 1 (1)

Total green peas, tbsp 2 (2) 3 (1.5) 3 (2) 3 (1)

Total gravy, tbsp 1.5 (1) 1.6 (1) 2 (1) 1.3 (1.3)

Bread, slices 1 (1) 1 (0) 1 (1) 1 (1)

Cucumber, slices of 5 1 (2) 0.8 (0.7) 2 (1) 0.7 (0.7)

a If not noted, reported intake is excluding intake from beverages; E%: energy percentage (in kilojoules).