Table 2.

Description of recommendations for frequency consumption of different snack food categories for preschool children.

Snack Food Category	Recommended Frequency of Consumption
sweets/candies/chocolate	Never to 1 or less times per week
biscuits/cookies/cakes/muffins	Never to ‘on certain occasions’
crisps and other similar salty snacks	Never to ‘on certain occasions’
fruit and vegetables	3–4 times to 5 or more times per day
pizza, cheese pies/meat pies	‘On certain occasions’ to ‘1 or less times per week’
milk (plain)	1–2 to 3–4 times per day
Yogurt (plain)	1–2 to 3–4 times per day
milk (flavoured)	Never to 1 or less times per week
yogurt (flavoured)	Never to 1 or less times per week

Note: Based on national guidelines and expert consensus from the ToyBox-study Group (see text for references).