Table 3.
Ratios of estimated to actual portion size (g) by food group (total), by parents (n 73) and early educators (n 107)
(Geometric means and 95 % confidence intervals)
| Total (n 180) | Parents* (n 73) | Early educators† (n 107) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food group | Geometric mean | 95 % CI | Geometric mean | 95 % CI | Geometric mean | 95 % CI | Difference between parents and early educators: P‡ |
| Fresh vegetables | 0·79 | 0·77, 0·82 | 0·78 | 0·74, 0·83 | 0·80 | 0·77, 0·84 | 0·799 |
| Salads and grated vegetables | 0·91 | 0·89, 0·94 | 0·93 | 0·90, 0·97 | 0·91 | 0·87, 0·95 | 0·712 |
| Warm vegetables | 1·00 | 0·97, 1·04 | 1·06 | 1·02, 1·12 | 0·96 | 0·92, 1·01 | 0·039 |
| Berries–fresh fruits | 1·00 | 0·99, 1·02 | 0·96 | 0·95, 0·98 | 1·04 | 1·03, 1·07 | 0·018 |
| Drinks | 0·95 | 0·94, 0·97 | 0·96 | 0·93, 0·98 | 0·95 | 0·93, 0·98 | 0·779 |
| Desserts, snacks | 0·94 | 0·91, 0·97 | 0·96 | 0·91, 1·01 | 0·93 | 0·90, 0·96 | 0·480 |
| Confectionery, snacks | 0·93 | 0·92, 0·95 | 0·94 | 0·92, 0·97 | 0·92 | 0·91, 0·95 | 0·672 |
| Jams, purées | 0·85 | 0·81, 0·90 | 0·76 | 0·70, 0·84 | 0·88 | 0·84, 0·94 | 0·200 |
| Bread | 1·02 | 1·01, 1·05 | 0·99 | 1·02, 1·06 | 1·04 | 1·02, 1·06 | 0·164 |
| Pastries | 0·95 | 0·94, 0·98 | 0·89 | 0·86, 0·93 | 0·98 | 0·96, 1·01 | 0·034 |
| Spreads | 1·06 | 1·04, 1·10 | 1·02 | 1·05, 1·12 | 1·08 | 1·05, 1·12 | 0·338 |
| Cold cuts, cheese | 1·13 | 1·09, 1·17 | 1·06 | 1·09, 1·22 | 1·15 | 1·09, 1·22 | 0·169 |
| Side dish cheeses | 0·86 | 0·83, 0·89 | 0·85 | 0·82, 0·89 | 0·86 | 0·82, 0·90 | 0·815 |
| Porridges | 1·16 | 1·13, 1·20 | 1·14 | 1·09, 1·20 | 1·18 | 1·14, 1·23 | 0·661 |
| Cereal | 0·91 | 0·89, 0·93 | 0·89 | 0·87, 0·92 | 0·93 | 0·91, 0·97 | 0·300 |
| Potato | 1·00 | 0·98, 1·03 | 0·96 | 0·93, 1·00 | 1·04 | 1·01, 1·08 | 0·161 |
| Pasta, rice | 0·99 | 0·96, 1·02 | 0·99 | 0·96, 1·03 | 0·98 | 0·94, 1·04 | 0·954 |
| Main courses, casserole type | 0·90 | 0·88, 0·93 | 0·89 | 0·86, 0·93 | 0·92 | 0·89, 0·97 | 0·552 |
| Main courses, piece products | 0·98 | 0·97, 1·00 | 0·99 | 0·99, 1·00 | 0·98 | 0·95, 1·01 | 0·595 |
| Main courses, fillets and strips | 1·01 | 0·98, 1·05 | 1·02 | 0·98, 1·08 | 1·00 | 0·96, 1·05 | 0·553 |
| Gravies | 0·99 | 0·95, 1·04 | 0·99 | 0·94, 1·07 | 0·98 | 0·93, 1·05 | 0·877 |
| Soups | 1·02 | 1·00, 1·05 | 1·03 | 0·98, 1·08 | 1·02 | 0·99, 1·05 | 0·817 |
| Industrial baby foods | 0·96 | 0·91, 1·02 | 0·94 | 0·88, 1·02 | 0·98 | 0·91, 1·07 | 0·632 |
* Includes three guardians other than parents.
† Includes early educators and early childhood education students.
‡ Independent-samples t test.