Table 3.
Intake of food portions before and after the intervention.
| Portions | Portion Intakes Classification | Age Group | Intervention 1 (n = 32) | Guidelines 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult n (%) | Adolescents n (%) | Pre | Post | |||
| Cereals | Adequate | 7(50) | 7(50) | 9.8 (6.7–14) | 6.1 (3.5–10) 3 | 6–9 |
| Low | 4(22.2) | 14(77.8) | 3(1.7–5.5) | 3.8 (2.1–6.8) | ||
| Fruits | Adequate | 8 (34.8) | 15(65.2) | 6.6 (5–8.7) | 4.8 (2.6–8.6) 3 | 3–5 |
| Low | 3(33.3) | 6(66.7) | 2.4 (1.2–5) | 4.6 (1.6–12) 3 | ||
| Vegetables | Adequate | 2(34.6) | 4(65.4) | 6.3 (2.5–16) | 2.5 (1.4–4.8) 3 | 3–5 |
| Low | 9 (34.6) | 17 (66.7) | 1.6 (1.6–3.1) | 2.2 (0.8–7.8) 3 | ||
| Meats and Eggs | Adequate | 4 (25) | 12 (75) | 2.1 (1.6–3) | 2.8 (1.8–4) | 1–2 |
| High | 7 (43.8) | 9 (56.3) | 4 (3–5) | 2.8 (1.7–4) 3 | ||
| Dairy | Adequate | 3 (23.1) | 10 (76.9) | 5 (3.8–6.8) | 3.3 (1.4–8) | 3 |
| Low | 8 (42.1) | 11 (57.9) | 1.8 (1.1–2.9) | 2.5 (1.7–3.7) 3 | ||
| Beans and nuts | High | 8 (34.8) | 15 (65.2) | 4 (2.8–6) | 2.6 (1.2–5.5) 3 | 1 |
| Adequate | 3 (33.3) | 6 (66.7) | 1.2 (0.8–1.8) | 2.8 (0.2–6.4) 3 | ||
| Fats and Oils | Adequate | 4 (21.1) | 15 (78.9) | 2(1.6–2.6) | 2.7(1.6–4.7) 3 | 1–2 |
| High | 7 (53.8) | 6 (46.2) | 4.8 (3.3–7) | 2.5 (1.5–4) 3 | ||
| Sweets | Adequate | 9 (45) | 11 (55) | 2 (1.4–2.8) | 3.4 (1.9–6) 3 | 1–2 |
| High | 2 (16.7) | 10 (83.3) | 8.4 (6–12) | 2.9 (1.4–6) 3 | ||
1 Data expressed as geometric means (95% CI); 2 Phillip (1999); 3 p < 0.05, pre versus post.