Table 1.

Mean daily amounts served to 49 preschool children in the lower-energy density (ED), baseline-ED, and higher-ED conditions over 3 different 5-day periods ¹

	Experimental Conditions
	Lower-ED	Baseline-ED	Higher-ED
Weight served (g)
Manipulated foods2	550 ± 0	550 ± 0	550 ± 0
Non-manipulated food and milk3	1998 ± 29	1998 ± 29	1998 ± 29
Total4	2548 ± 29	2548 ± 29	2548 ± 29
Energy density (kcal/g)
Manipulated foods	1.47 ± 0.05	1.82 ± 0.06	2.19 ± 0.07
Non-manipulated food and milk	0.69 ± 0.01	0.69 ± 0.01	0.69 ± 0.01
Total	0.86 ± 0.01	0.93 ± 0.01	1.01 ± 0.01
Energy content (kcal)
Manipulated foods	809 ± 28	1001 ± 32	1205 ± 38
Non-manipulated food and milk	1370 ± 31	1370 ± 31	1370 ± 31
Total	2179 ± 57	2371 ± 60	2575 ± 65

¹All values are mean ± SEM.

²Manipulated foods on each daily menu were varied in ED and consisted of one main dish at each meal of breakfast, lunch, and dinner plus one dish at afternoon snack. Recipes for the manipulated foods can be obtained by contacting the corresponding author.

³Non-manipulated foods on each daily menu were not varied in ED and consisted of side dishes served with breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, and dinner plus foods served at morning and evening snacks.

⁴Total food and milk on each menu consisted of manipulated foods, non-manipulated foods, and milk.