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. 2022 Jan 1;168:105777. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2021.105777

Table 3.

The amount of fruit and vegetables served at mealtimes (breakfast, lunch and evening meal) to children by parents and grandparents.

Breakfast
Lunch
Evening Meal
Parent (n = 72)
Grandparent (n = 37)
Mann-Whitney U Test
Parent (n = 71)
Grandparent (n = 40)
Mann-Whitney U Test
Parent (n = 72)
Grandparent (n = 34)
Mann-Whitney U Test
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD)
Total Fruit (g) 23 (37) 20 (45) U = 1228, p = 0.406 27 (47) 29 (52) U = 1468, p = 0.930 20 (45) 19 (43) U = 1038, p = 0.870
Total Veg (g) 0.3 (3) 0 (0) U = 1314, p = 0.473 13 (38) 25 (35) U = 1868, p = 0.002* 49 (68) 44 (56) U = 1046, p = 0.945

SD = Standard deviation.