Table 3.
Healthy Eating Index scores for preschooler lunches packed, by Beverage choice (n=607)
| HEI-2010 component (maximum points) | Fruit Drink | 100% Fruit Juice | Plain Milk | Flavored Milk | > 1 Beverage | Plain Water | ||
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| Adequacy: | Standard for maximum score | Meana SE | Meana SE | Meana SE | Meana SE | Meana SE | Meana SE | |
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| 1 Total Vegetables (5) | ≥1.1 cup equiv. per 1,000 kcal | With Beverage* | 1.3 (0.1) | 1.5 (0.2) | 1.8 (0.2) | 1.5 (0.3) | 1.4 (0.3) | 1.9 (0.1) |
| With Out Beverage* | 1.5 (0.1) | 1.2 (0.2) | 2.0 (0.2) | 1.7 (0.3) | 1.5 (0.3) | 1.9 (0.1) | ||
| 1 Greens and Beans (5) | ≥ 0.2 cup equiv. per 1,000 kcal | With Beverage | 0.4 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.1) | 0.4 (0.1) | 0.3 (0.2) | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.5 (0.1) |
| With Out Beverage | 0.4 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.1) | 0.5 (0.1) | 0.3 (0.2) | 0.1 (0.2) | 0.5 (0.1) | ||
| 2 Total Fruit (5) | ≥0.8 cup equiv. per 1,000 kcal | With Beverage*** | 4.2 (0.1) | 4.9 (0.2) | 3.7 (0.2) | 3.6 (0.3) | 4.1 (0.2) | 3.9 (0.1) |
| With Out Beverage | 3.9 (0.2) | 4.2 (0.2) | 3.7 (0.2) | 3.7 (0.3) | 3.8 (0.3) | 3.9 (0.2) | ||
| 3 Whole Fruit (5) | ≥0.4 cup equiv. per 1,000 kcal | With Beverage | 4.1 (0.2) | 4.2 (0.2) | 3.8 (0.2) | 3.8 (0.3) | 3.9 (0.3) | 4.0 (0.2) |
| With Out Beverage | 4.1 (0.2) | 4.3 (0.2) | 3.9 (0.2) | 3.8 (0.3) | 4.0 (0.3) | 4.0 (0.2) | ||
| Whole Grains (10) | ≥1.5 oz. equiv. per 1,000 kcal | With Beverage | 3.5 (0.3) | 3.9 (0.4) | 4.4 (0.4) | 3.5 (0.7) | 3.0 (0.6) | 3.9 (0.3) |
| With Out Beverage | 3.7 (0.4) | 4.1 (0.4) | 4.6 (0.4) | 3.8 (0.7) | 3.3 (0.6) | 3.9 (0.3) | ||
| 4 Dairy (10) | ≥1.3 cup equiv. per 1,000 kcal | With Beverage*** | 5.0 (0.3) | 5.7 (0.3) | 9.7 (0.3) | 10.0 (0.6) | 8.2 (0.5) | 5.4 (0.2) |
| With Out Beverage | 5.5 (0.3) | 6.0 (0.4) | 5.5 (0.4) | 5.5 (0.7) | 5.8 (0.6) | 5.3 (0.3) | ||
| 5 Total Protein Foods (5) | ≥2.5 oz. equiv. per 1,000 kcal | With Beverage | 3.9 (0.1) | 3.7 (0.2) | 4.0 (0.2) | 3.7 (0.3) | 3.6 (0.3) | 3.9 (0.1) |
| With Out Beverage | 4.0 (0.1) | 3.8 (0.2) | 4.1 (0.2) | 3.9 (0.3) | 3.8 (0.3) | 3.9 (0.1) | ||
| 5,6 Seafood and Plant Proteins (5) | ≥0.8 oz. equiv. per 1,000 kcal | With Beverage | 1.4 (0.2) | 1.7 (0.2) | 1.8 (0.2) | 1.3 (0.4) | 1.3 (0.3) | 1.8 (0.2) |
| With Out Beverage | 1.4 (0.2) | 1.7 (0.2) | 1.9 (0.2) | 1.4 (0.4) | 1.4 (0.3) | 1.8 (0.2) | ||
| 7 Fatty Acids (10) | (PUFAs + MUFAs)/SFAs >2.5 | With Beverage*** | 4.5 (0.3) | 4.1 (0.3) | 3.0 (0.3) | 2.8 (0.6) | 3.1 (0.5) | 5.0 (0.2) |
| With Out Beverage | 4.5 (0.3) | 4.2 (0.4) | 5.2 (0.4) | 4.5 (0.7) | 4.7 (0.6) | 5.0 (0.2) | ||
| Moderation: | ||||||||
| Sodium (10) | ≤1.1 gram per 1,000 kcal | With Beverage* | 5.2 (0.3) | 5.7 (0.4) | 5.5 (0.4) | 4.8 (0.6) | 6.0 (0.6) | 4.7 (0.3) |
| With Out Beverage | 4.2 (0.3) | 4.6 (0.4) | 4.8 (0.4) | 3.8 (0.6) | 3.8 (0.6) | 4.6 (0.3) | ||
| Refined Grains (10) | 0 ≤1.8 oz. equiv. per 1,000 kcal | With Beverage*** | 6.1 (0.3) | 6.5 (0.3) | 7.1 (0.3) | 7.3 (0.6) | 7.0 (0.5) | 5.2 (0.2) |
| With Out Beverage | 5.0 (0.3) | 5.3 (0.4) | 6.0 (0.4) | 5.7 (0.7) | 5.2 (0.6) | 5.2 (0.2) | ||
| 8 Empty Calories (20) | ≤19% of energy | With Beverage*** | 8.9 (0.4) | 14.8 (0.5) | 14.2 (0.5) | 10.5 (0.9) | 9.9 (0.8) | 13.2 (0.3) |
| With Out Beverage* | 12.3 (0.4) | 12.2 (0.5) | 14.6 (0.5) | 12.8 (1.0) | 11.3 (0.8) | 13.2 (0.3) | ||
| Total Score (100) | With Beverage*** | 48.6 (1.2) | 56.9 (1.4) | 59.3 (1.4) | 53.2 (2.4) | 51.9 (2.1) | 53.3 (1.1) | |
| With Out Beverage* | 50.6 (1.3) | 51.8 (1.5) | 56.5 (1.5) | 51.0 (2.5) | 49.1 (2.1) | 53.2 (1.1) | ||
1
Includes any beans and peas not counted as total protein foods
2
Includes fruit juice
3
Includes all forms except juice
4
Includes all milk products and derivatives
5
Beans and peas included when the total protein foods standards was not met
6
Includes seafood, nuts, seeds, and soy products; also beans and peas counted as total protein foods
7
Ratio of Polyunsaturated fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids to saturated fatty acids
8
Calories from solid fats and added sugars
a
Regressed mean and Standard Error (SE) adjusted to control for cluster effect at the school and child level; as well as child age, sex and BMI
Significant at the
*
p<0.05;
**
p<0.001;
***
p<0.0001