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. 2018 Jul 29;10(8):987. doi: 10.3390/nu10080987

Table 4.

Energy and macronutrient differences between true and reported intake during each meal occasion (lunch, snack, and dinner).

Nutrient True Intake Reported Intake Difference between True and Reported (95% CI)
Lunch Meal (n = 29)
Energy 235.39 358.50 −123.11 (−177.10, −69.13)
Carbohydrates 25.61 40.43 −14.82 (−21.91, −7.74)
Protein 15.07 7.10 7.97 (4.97, 11.15)
Fat 8.22 12.14 −3.91 (−6.21, −1.62)
Snack Meal (n = 27)
Energy 109.94 156.22 −46.28 (−84.01, −8.57)
Carbohydrates 10.86 8.99 1.87 (−0.94, 4.68)
Protein 4.34 7.17 −2.82 (−4.82, −0.83)
Fat 5.40 10.83 −5.42 (−8.41, −2.44)
Dinner Meal (n = 40)
Energy 292.68 372.05 −79.36 (−135.41, 23.32)
Carbohydrates 48.48 59.53 −11.05 (−20.32, −1.79)
Protein 7.43 12.29 −4.85 (−7.06, −2.65)
Fat 8.08 9.84 −1.86 (−3.67, 0.15)

Bolded values represent significance at p < 0.05, confidence interval does not include 1.