Table 3.

Fruits and vegetables reported by the 2‐ to 5‐year‐old children, learners and caregivers during the 2‐day recall period

	Frequency	Participants		Average portion (g)
		n	%
2‐ to 5‐year‐old children (n  = 73)
Fruits
Banana	34	27	37	75
Apple	30	25	34	75
5–10% pear, plum and orange
<5% peach and papaya
Vegetables
Mixed vegetables	33	27	37	100
Cabbage	34	26	36	50
11% imifino, pumpkin
5–10% butternut, spinach and tomato
<5% amadumbe
Learners (n  = 399)
Fruits
Apple	133	114	29	110
Banana	66	64	16	85
5–10% avocado
<5% grapes, guava, orange, papaya, peach, pear, plum, yellow peach and watermelon
Vegetables
Cabbage	205	156	39	75
Mixed vegetables	179	142	36	100
Imifino	71	59	15	130
5–10% pumpkin and tomato
<5% amadumbe, butternut, carrot, cucumber, green beans, lettuce and spinach
Caregivers (n  = 394)
Fruits
Apple	97	88	22	120
Banana	59	57	14	90
<5% avocado, grapes, guava, mango, orange, papaya, peach, pear, plum and yellow peach
Vegetables
Cabbage	216	163	41	75
Mixed vegetables	170	135	34	100
Imifino	87	68	17	135
Pumpkin	63	49	12	100
5–10% butternut and tomato
<5% amadumbe, beetroot, carrot, green beans and lettuce, spinach

Imifino is a collective term for various dark‐green leaves that is eaten as a vegetable; the leaves either grow wild or come from vegetables such as pumpkin, beetroot and sweet potato.