Table 2.
Percentage of foods and beverages brought by children (n 773) and staff (126 observations) across 27 d at four large-scale, community-based summer day camps in South Carolina, USA, summer 2011
| Category | Child percentage | Staff percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Beverages | ||
| Soda/pop | 3·4 | 10·0 |
| Water | 41·9 | 63·5 |
| Juice 100 % | 3·4 | 1·6 |
| Juice, other (non-100 % juice, e.g. Capri SunTM, juice boxes) | 45·9 | 14·0 |
| Milk | 0·7 | 0·0 |
| Sports D | 13·6 | 15·8 |
| Energy D | 0·3 | 0·0 |
| Fruits and vegetables | ||
| Vegetable | 2·2 | 8·6 |
| Fruit fresh | 26·1 | 29·8 |
| Fruit dried | 2·8 | 5·2 |
| Fruit cup | 9·3 | 4·2 |
| Apple sauce | 8·1 | 4·8 |
| Sweeteners | ||
| Fruit candy | 15·6 | 4·3 |
| Cereal | 1·8 | 3·4 |
| Granola/cereal bar | 12·0 | 3·6 |
| Candy bar | 5·9 | 2·0 |
| Cookie | 23·5 | 10·5 |
| Pastries | 15·1 | 10·3 |
| Other dessert | 9·6 | 5·9 |
| Salty foods | ||
| Cracker | 24·4 | 12·4 |
| Popcorn | 3·0 | 4·3 |
| Chips | 52·5 | 48·0 |
| Added ‘visible’ fats | ||
| Dips | 3·5 | 2·4 |
| Dairy | ||
| Cheese | 5·3 | 2·1 |
| Yoghurt | 5·8 | 2·6 |
| Pre-packaged foods | ||
| Fast food | 7·2 | 9·0 |
| LunchablesTM | 19·5 | 4·1 |
| Sandwiches | ||
| Brown bread with meat | 5·4 | 0·1 |
| White bread with meat | 18·3 | 17·1 |
| Brown bread non-meat | 6·8 | 5·7 |
| White bread non-meat | 17·7 | 3·0 |
| Meat sandwich (bread type not provided) | – | 9·3 |
| Non-meat sandwich (bread type not provided) | – | 11·6 |
| Nuts | – | 0·6 |
| Coffee | – | 0·6 |
| Other (pasta, eggs) | 14·5 | 14·1 |
Categories may not total 100 % since multiple food items were allowed for each meal/snack (i.e. water and juice).