Table 3.

Basic nutritional information at baseline regarding daily intake of study children, derived from the Block Kids Food Screener; values shown are median (interquartile range) for daily intake estimates, unless otherwise indicated.

Dietary Item	All subjects (N=59)	Control (N=29)	Intervention (N=30)	p*
Fruit (cups)	1.1 (1.0)	1.1 (0.6)	1.1 (1)	0.86
Vegetables (cups)	0.3 (0.3)	0.3 (0.3)	0.4 (0.3)	0.36
Potatoes, including French fries (cups)	0.1 (0.2)	0.1 (0.2)	0.1 (0.2)	0.69
Whole grains (ounces)	0.2 (0.5)	0.1 (0.2)	0.3 (0.5)	0.01
Saturated fat (grams)	11.4 (8.0)	9.9 (8.7)	11.4 (8.9)	0.90
Meat, poultry, fish (ounces)	1.3 (1.0)	1.3 (1.2)	1.3 (1.0)	0.90
Dairy (cups)	1.4 (1.0)	1.2 (0.8)	1.5 (1.2)	0.15
Legumes (cups)	0.1 (0.2)	0.2 (0.2)	0.1 (0.2)	0.37
Sugar added to foods/drink (tsp)	4.2 (4.3)	3.8 (4.3)	4.3 (4.9)	0.69
Sugars occurring in foods, juice (grams)	55 (30)	55 (29)	60 (45)	0.69
Protein (grams)	38 (23)	33 (23)	39 (24)	0.69
Fat (grams)	32 (24)	30 (27)	34 (23)	0.69
Carbohydrate (grams)	106 (64)	104 (62)	111 (74)	0.36
Fiber (grams)	8 (6)	8 (6)	9 (6)	0.69
Yogurt (containers per week)	2.5 (3.2)	2.1 (3.5)	2.9 (3.0)	0.40
Sugary beverages (servings)	0.1 (0.5)	0.1 (0.4)	0.1 (0.5)	0.88
Energy from sugary beverages (kcals)	14 (51)	14 (58)	14 (51)	0.88
Total estimated energy intake (kcals)	841 (560)	795 (668)	955 (480)	0.36

^*p-value for comparison between intervention and control groups

tsp = teaspoon; kcals = kilocalories