Table 2.
Average selection of meal components and nutrients for children’s meals ordered in QSRs.
| % Selecting | Calories ± SD (kcal (Range)) | Total Fat ± SD (g (Range)) | % Calories from Total Fat ± SD (% (Range)) | Saturated Fat ± SD (g (Range)) | % Calories from Saturated Fat ± SD (% (range)) | Sodium ± SD (mg (Range)) | Fiber ± SD (g (Range)) | Sugar ± SD (g (Range)) | % Calories from Sugar ± SD (% (Range)) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrée 1 | 95.9 | 546 ± 286 * (160–2200) | 27.3 ± 14.2 * (7.0–90.0) | 45.4 ± 6.8 (13.3–59.0) | 8.8 ± 5.2 (0.5–36.0) | 15.0 ± 5.3 (0.8–23.5) | 1287 ± 726 (280–4760) | 6.5 ± 3.8 (0.0–23.0) | 3.1 ± 2.2 (0.0–13.0) | 2.3 ± 1.2 (0.0–5.2) |
| Beverage | 87.2 | 218 ± 107 (0–420) | 0 ± 0 (0–0) | 0 ± 0 (0–0) | 0 ± 0 (0–0) | 0 ± 0 (0–0) | 93 ± 102 (0–390) | 0 ± 0 (0–0) | 58.6 ± 28.6 (0.0–110.0) | 88.7 ± 31.4 (0.0–100.0) |
| Side Dish2 | 33.5 | 293 ± 101 (90–470) | 15.4 ± 6.9 (2.0–30.0) | 45.8 ± 9.0 (15.0–72.0) | 3.5 ± 2.7 (0.0–9.5) | 10.6 ± 8.0 (0.0–42.0) | 638 ± 244 (190–1330) | 3.2 ± 1.6 (0.0–9.0) | 3.2 ± 3.8 (0.0–11.0) | 4.1 ± 4.8 (0.0–24.0) |
| Dessert | 13.8 | 188 ± 51 (160–310) | 8.3 ± 3.7 (6.0–18.0) | 38.9 ± 7.6 (31.8–52.3) | 2.0 ± 2.1(0.0–4.5) | 9.6 ± 10.3 (0.0–22.5) | 167 ± 62 (85–260) | 1.0 ± 0.0 (1.0–1.0) | 14.6 ± 2.1 (13.0–20.0) | 31.8 ± 4.8 (21.4–37.5) |
| Overall | – | 855 ± 360 * (210–2480) | 33.2 ± 16.5 * (8.0–92.0) | 34.7 ± 8.7 (13.1–56.7) | 10.0 ± 5.4 (1.5–36.0) | 10.8 ± 4.2 (1.7–20.0) | 1585 ± 840 * (335–5360) | 7.6 ± 3.6 (1.0–23.0) | 58.1 ± 33.4 (0.0–120.0) | 27.8 ± 17.4 (0.0–75.6) |
* Significantly different (p < 0.05) by who made the ordering decision (parent alone (reference group), child alone, or child and parent together) using mixed-model analysis of variance with restaurant location as a random effect and adjusting for QSR chain, child age, child sex, child ethnicity, parent sex. 1 Nutrients were for all entrées combined (n = 3 meals included two entrées). 2 Nutrients were for all side dishes combined (n = 4 meals included two side dishes).