TABLE 3.

Weight and energy consumed at meals and snacks each study day by 46 preschool children in a study testing the effect of portion size on energy intake¹

	Intake by weight, g/d		Intake by energy, kcal/d
	100% portions	150% portions	100% portions	150% portions
Day 1
Main meals2	670 ± 31	734 ± 32	575 ± 28	664 ± 27
Snacks3	245 ± 12	349 ± 22	348 ± 14	467 ± 22
Daily total4	915 ± 35	1085 ± 46	923 ± 33	1132 ± 39
Day 2
Main meals	684 ± 32	806 ± 41	598 ± 29	705 ± 33
Snacks	238 ± 13	316 ± 218	365 ± 17	452 ± 24
Daily total	921 ± 39	1127 ± 53	963 ± 36	1161 ± 47
Day 3
Main meals	712 ± 36	759 ± 36	617 ± 28	639 ± 29
Snacks	260 ± 14	323 ± 20	375 ± 20	480 ± 28
Daily total	972 ± 42	1089 ± 49	992 ± 36	1126 ± 46
Day 4
Main meals	742 ± 35	772 ± 44	640 ± 28	683 ± 38
Snacks	257 ± 12	315 ± 18	368 ± 19	445 ± 25
Daily total	994 ± 44	1087 ± 56	998 ± 38	1128 ± 53
Day 5
Main meals	695 ± 30	810 ± 42	588 ± 25	682 ± 35
Snacks	239 ± 14	295 ± 19	345 ± 21	431 ± 27
Daily total	933 ± 51	1104 ± 51	934 ± 35	1113 ± 50

¹All values are means ± SEMs.

²Includes food and milk served at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

³Includes food and milk served at morning snack, afternoon snack, and evening snack.

⁴Includes food and milk served at all meals and snacks over the day.