Table 2.

Average intake of selected food items in the intervention and control group at baseline and follow-up

Food items		Average intake (g/d) baseline	SE	Average intake (g/d) follow-up (adjusted for baseline intake*)	SE	Within group** p-value	Between groups at follow-up*** p-value
Vegetables	Intervention	143	4.6	222 (225)	5.5	<0.001	<0.001
	Control	107	9.2	99 (88)	11.2	0.45
Fruit	Intervention	128	5.8	144 (142)	5.6	0.012	<0.001
	Control	111	14.2	83 (90)	11.3	0.040
Juice	Intervention	153	9.5	178 (183)	9.2	0.119	0.001
	Control	238	19.7	280 (255)	18.6	0.024
Potatoes	Intervention	101	3	46 (47)	2.6	<0.001	<0.001
	Control	130	7	104 (101)	5.2	<0.001
White bread	Intervention	14	1.3	19 (20)	2.1	0.02	0.23
	Control	20	4.1	26 (25)	17	0.26
Semi-whole grain bread	Intervention	160	3.8	206 (207)	4.5	<0.001	<0.001
	Control	164	7.7	152 (151)	9.6	0.216
Eating <150 g vegetables/d (%)	Intervention	62.8		33.8		<0.001
	Control	77.9		75.8		1.00

Only participants having answered the questions 3 or 4 days at both baseline and follow-up.

^*For vegetables, fruit, juice, and potatoes (and salad) also adjusted for season at follow-up (winter/summer).

^**Related sample t-test.

^***ANCOVA, adjusted for baseline values (for vegetables, fruit, juice, and potatoes also adjusted for season at follow-up [winter/summer]).

N =374–376 (intervention) and 84–99 (control).