Table 2.

Dietary habit and food items consumed by female adolescent girls in high school and preparatory schools of Lay Guyint Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia (n = 362), 2015.

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Eating cereals
<5 days	11	3.0
⩾5 days	351	97.0
Eating vegetables
<5 days	327	90.3
⩾5 days	35	9.7
Eating fruits
<5 days	353	97.5
⩾5 days	9	2.5
Eating animal-based foods
<5 days	336	92.8
⩾5 days	26	7.2
Number of meals per day
3 times	264	72.9
⩾4 times	98	7.2
Having a snack
Yes	356	98.3
No	6	1.7