Table 1.
Types of foods consumed at independent eating occasions (iEOs) among early adolescents aged 10–13 years 1.
| Food Category | Types of Foods |
|---|---|
| Total fruit | Oranges (including mandarin); juice (orange, cranberry, apple, 100% juice Capri-sun); grapes; pomegranate; mango; Gogo-squeeze applesauce; banana; cantaloupe; apple; pineapple; pears; strawberries |
| Whole fruit | Orange (including mandarin); grapes; pomegranate; mango; Gogo-squeeze applesauce; banana; cantaloupe; apple; pineapple; pears; strawberries |
| Vegetables | Tomato/marina sauce (on spaghetti); pizza sauce on pizza; carrots; tomato; beans/legumes (including bean dip); broccoli; lettuce; corn; sub sandwich w/vegetables; potatoes (sweet potatoes, potato salad, mashed); cabbage; okra soup; V8 |
| Dairy | Cheese (or foods made with cheese including macaroni and cheese, alfredo, tacos, pizza, sandwich, bean and cheese burrito, egg and cheese bagel); white milk; yogurt; M&M YoCrunch |
| Dairy-SSBs 2 | Chocolate milk; vanilla strawberry Nesquick; ice cream milk shake |
| Non-dairy SSBs | Sports drinks (Gatorade; Powerade); punch (Hi-C, Pog passion fruit juice, orange drink, Aloe Vera King juice); soda; sweet tea |
| Sugary cereals | Froot Loops; Cinnamon Toast Crunch; Frosted Flake; Honey Bunches of Oats; Cookie Crisps; Captain Crunch; sugar cereal w/marshmallows; Cocoa Pebbles; Apple Cinnamon Cheerios; Mini-wheats; Corn Pops; Rice Krispies Holiday Cereal |
| Non-sugary cereals | Oatmeal; original Cheerios |
| Sweets | Ice cream; sweetened grains (pop-tart, funnel cake, chocolate-covered pretzels, corn bread, muffins, donut, granola bar); candy (M&Ms, Mentos, Lifesavers, Starburst, Twix, Tootsie rolls, sucker, push popu); pie; marshmallows; cookies/bars; brownie; cake; trail mix bar; Fruit by the Foot; fruit-flavored snacks; chocolate syrup; jelly |
| Salty snacks | Crackers (CheezIt, round butter crackers); pizza bites/rolls/bagels; chips (Pringles, Doritos, barbecue chips, tortilla chips, Hot fries, Hot Cheetos, Funyuns, Lays Stax); popcorn; pretzels; tator tots |
1 Independent eating occasions were identified by participants responding “Yes” to the question “Were you eating alone?” or if they indicated they were eating with anyone other than their mother, father, grandparent, and/or aunt. 2 SSBs = Sugar-sweetened beverages.