Table 4.

Frequency of foods consumed by food category during independent eating occasions (iEOs) among participants (10–13 years) ¹.

Food Category	Frequency of iEOs
	n (%) 2	Mean (SD) 3
Sweets	50 (28.4)	0.30 (0.48)
Total fruit	42 (23.9)	0.27 (0.53)
Dairy	35 (19.9)	0.22 (0.48)
Whole fruit	34 (19.3)	0.22 (0.49)
Vegetables	22 (12.5)	0.16 (0.45)
Salty snacks	25 (14.2)	0.15 (0.37)
Non-dairy SSBs 4	14 (8.0)	0.08 (0.27)
Sugary cereals	14 (8.0)	0.08 (0.27)
Dairy SSBs	5 (2.8)	0.03 (0.17)
Non-sugary cereals	3 (1.7)	0.02 (0.13)

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 Number and percent of total iEOs in which at least one food was consumed from that category. For example, at least one food in the “Sweets” category was consumed at 50/176 iEOs = 28.4%. ³ Mean number of times that food category was consumed across all iEOs of participants (10–13 years). ⁴ SSBs = Sugar-sweetened beverages.