Table 3.
Food Purchases (n = 875) and meal delivery (n = 174) during the COVID-19 lockdown.
| Less than usual during lockdown | As usual during lockdown | More than usual during lockdown | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Purchases (n = 875) | |||
| Food types N (%)a | |||
| Shelf-stable | n/a | n/a | 155 (17.7) |
| Frozen products | n/a | n/a | 98 (11.2) |
| Ready-to-eat | n/a | n/a | 27 (3.1) |
| Healthy food products N (%) | |||
| Fruit | 41 (4.7) | 702 (80.3) | 131 (15.0) |
| Vegetables | 29 (3.3) | 762 (87.2) | 83 (9.5) |
| Fish | 83 (9.5) | 736 (84.2) | 55 (6.3) |
| Unhealthy food products N (%) | |||
| Pastry/cake | 131 (15.0) | 681 (77.9) | 62 (7.1) |
| Candy/chocolate | 116 (13.3) | 675 (77.2) | 83 (9.5) |
| Chips/snacks | 124 (14.2) | 677 (77.5) | 73 (8.4) |
| Non-alcoholic beverages | 59 (6.8) | 744 (85.1) | 71 (8.1) |
| Alcoholic beverages | 116 (13.3) | 712 (81.5) | 46 (5.3) |
| Meal delivery (n = 174), N (%)a | |||
| Meal from a local restaurant | n/a | n/a | 104 (59.8) |
| Pizza | n/a | n/a | 61 (35.0) |
| Deep-fried food | n/a | n/a | 40 (23.0) |
| Sushi or poke bowl | n/a | n/a | 40 (23.0) |
| Wok-meal | n/a | n/a | 30 (17.2) |
| Hamburgers | n/a | n/a | 12 (6.9) |
| Salad | n/a | n/a | 5 (2.9) |
a
N (%) participants that answered ‘yes’ on the question if this was more often purchased.