Table 2.
Adjusted mean dietary intake over four whole days, by reported usual school lunch type: British children (n 1626) aged 9–10 years from the SPEEDY (Sport, Physical activity and Eating behaviour: Environmental Determinants in Young people) study
| School meal (n 399) | Packed lunch (n 1227) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean† | se | Mean† | se | |
| Energy (kJ) | 7338·1 | 16·8 | 7357·3 | 11·1 |
| % energy from fat | 36·8 | 0·2 | 37·0 | 0·2 |
| % energy from carbohydrates | 48·7 | 0·3 | 48·8 | 0·2 |
| % energy from protein‡ | 14·6 | 0·1 | 14·2 | 0·1 |
| NSP (g)‡ | 11·0 | 0·1 | 10·7 | 0·1 |
| Energy density‡ | 7·2 | 0·1 | 7·6 | 0·0 |
| Fruit (g)‡ | 90·3 | 4·5 | 100·2 | 2·9 |
| Vegetables (g)‡ | 112·0 | 3·2 | 96·7 | 2·1 |
| Fruit and vegetables (g) | 202·3 | 5·9 | 196·9 | 3·7 |
| Fruit juice (g) | 139·9 | 7·6 | 134·1 | 4·6 |
| Carbonated drinks (g) | 83·8 | 5·9 | 81·1 | 3·7 |
| Squash/cordial (g)‡ | 150·1 | 11·4 | 191·0 | 7·1 |
| Savoury snacks (g)‡§ | 10·2 | 0·6 | 14·0 | 0·4 |
| Sweet snacks (g)‡∥ | 86·2 | 2·4 | 75·5 | 1·5 |
| Confectionery (g)‡¶ | 17·7 | 1·0 | 21·5 | 0·6 |
| Chips (g)‡ | 37·7 | 1·8 | 30·3 | 1·2 |
| Bread (g)‡ | 60·2 | 1·6 | 72·0 | 1·0 |
| Starchy foods (g)†† | 161·7 | 3·3 | 159·2 | 2·2 |
| Milk (g)‡‡ | 87·8 | 5·5 | 88·0 | 3·1 |
†Means adjusted for sex, BMI, socio-economic status, ratio of reported energy intake to estimated energy requirements, and, for food types only, total energy.
‡Difference in mean whole-day intake between school meal and packed lunch eaters was statistically significant at P < 0·05.
§Savoury snacks include: potato, cereal, soya, nuts, seeds, fruit or vegetable snacks with added salt or sugar.
∥Sweet snacks include: cakes, biscuits, puddings and desserts.
¶Confectionery includes: sweets and chocolate, or products containing, coated or flavoured by chocolate.
††Starchy foods include: bread, pasta, rice, couscous, noodles, potatoes, sweet potatoes, yams, millet, cornmeal and other cereals not cooked in oil.
‡‡Skimmed and semi-skimmed milk only.