Table 2.
Food and food group intakes (g/day) from 3-day food records at age 10 and 13 years in children enrolled in ALSPAC who were classified into picky eating categories at age 3 years (cross-sectional).
| Food and Food Group Intake (g/day) | Age 10 Years | Age 13 Years | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-Picky | Somewhat Picky | Very Picky | Non-Picky | Somewhat Picky | Very Picky | |
| n | 2341 | 2169 | 804 | 1981 | 1820 | 693 |
| Total meat | 107 (104, 110) | 99 (97, 102) *** | 91 (87, 95) *** | 125 (122, 129) | 119 (115, 123) | 115 (109, 122) * |
| Meat, carcass 1 | 60 (58, 62) | 56 (53, 58) * | 44 (41, 48) *** | 76 (73, 79) | 72 (69, 76) | 69 (64, 75) |
| Processed meat 2 | 47 (45, 49) | 44 (42, 45) * | 47 (44, 50) | 49 (47, 52) | 47 (44, 49) | 46 (43, 50) |
| Total fish | 14 (13, 15) | 14 (13, 15) | 11 (10, 13) * | 16 (15, 17) | 17 (15, 18) | 14 (12, 16) |
| Total vegetables | 75 (73, 78) | 67 (65, 70) *** | 50 (47, 54) *** | 91 (88, 94) | 85 (82, 89) | 70 (65, 75) *** |
| Total fruit | 72 (69, 75) | 70 (67, 73) | 63 (58, 68) * | 80 (76, 84) | 80 (76, 85) | 69 (63, 76) * |
| Total milk 3 | 214 (207, 221) | 211 (203, 219) | 226 (212, 240) | 224 (214, 234) | 208 (199, 218) | 228 (211, 244) |
| Total sweet foods | 126 (123, 129) | 129 (126, 132) | 124 (120, 129) | 106 (103, 110) | 107 (104, 111) | 115 (109, 121) * |
| Chocolate confectionery | 17 (16, 18) | 19 (18, 20) * | 21 (19, 22) *** | 16 (15, 17) | 17 (16, 18) | 20 (18, 22) *** |
| Buns, cakes and pastries | 27 (26, 29) | 29 (27, 30) | 26 (24, 28) | 26 (24, 28) | 28 (26, 29) | 28 (25, 31) |
| Sweet biscuits and cookies | 19 (18, 20) | 19 (18, 20) | 21(20, 23) * | 18 (17,19) | 19 (18, 20) | 19 (18, 20) |
| Carbonated drinks with sugar | 105 (99, 112) | 99 (93, 106) | 108 (97, 119) | 128 (119, 137) | 127 (117, 137) | 135 (117, 152) |
| Fruit juice | 114 (108, 120) | 126 (119, 133) * | 122 (111, 133) | 153 (144, 162) | 178 (168, 188) ** | 173 (157, 189) |
| Savoury sauces 4 | 16 (15, 16) | 13 (13, 14) *** | 12 (11, 13) *** | 18 (17, 19) | 16 (15, 17) * | 15 (13, 16) ** |
Data at age 3.5 years are shown in Taylor, Northstone, Wernimont and Emmett [23] and Taylor, Northstone, Wernimont and Emmett [19]. Values are mean (95% confidence interval). Value at same age significantly different from that of children who were not picky eaters: * p ≤ 0.05, ** p ≤ 0.01, *** p ≤ 0.001 (corrected for multiplicity). 1 Foods included carcass meat from lamb, pork, beef, poultry, liver and kidney. 2 Foods included sausages, ham, bacon, burgers, meat pies, breaded poultry, salami, etc. 3 Milks included whole, semi-skimmed, skimmed cows’ milk, other animal milks, soya milk, formula milk and cream. 4 Savoury sauces included gravy, salad dressing, barbecue sauce, etc.