Table 5.
Children’s consumption of foods from Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating food groups from 24-h recall average in relation to household food security status *.
| 3 Years (n = 17) | 4–8 Years (n = 137) | Males 9–13 Years (n = 62) | Females 9–13 Years (n = 54) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Servings | p Value | Servings | p Value | Servings | p Value | Servings | p Value | |
| Fruits and Vegetables | ||||||||
| Food secure | 4.5 ± 3.6 1 | 0.67 | 4.0 ± 2.0 | 0.35 | 3.9 ± 2.4 | 0.72 | 4.4 ± 2.3 | 0.91 |
| Food insecure* | 3.9 ± 1.9 | 3.7 ± 1.7 | 3.7 ± 1.8 | 4.4 ± 1.6 | ||||
| Milk and Alternatives | ||||||||
| Food secure | 1.8 ± 0.8 | 0.48 | 1.7 ± 1.2 | 0.04 | 1.8 ± 1.3 | 0.21 | 1.2 ± 1.0 | 0.54 |
| Food insecure | 1.3 ± 1.3 | 1.3 ± 0.9 | 1.4 ± 1.0 | 1.3 ± 0.8 | ||||
| Meats and Alternatives | ||||||||
| Food secure | 1.0 ± 0.6 | 0.88 | 1.6 ± 0.8 | 0.28 | 2.2 ± 1.3 | 0.41 | 1.4 ± 0.8 | 0.51 |
| Food insecure | 1.0 ± 0.8 | 1.4 ± 0.9 | 2.0 ± 0.8 | 1.6 ± 1.0 | ||||
| Grain Products | ||||||||
| Food secure | 3.9 ± 1.4 | 0.06 | 4.9 ± 2.1 | 0.85 | 6.2 ± 2.4 | 0.76 | 5.2 ± 2.0 | 0.73 |
| Food insecure | 2.5 ± 1.3 | 5.0 ± 1.8 | 6.0 ± 2.8 | 5.3 ± 1.8 | ||||
1 Values are means ± SD using independent samples t-test. * Food-insecure category includes combined marginal, moderate and severe food insecurity.