Table 3.
Means and standard deviations were calculated for each food category for the amount taken and wasted in the percentage of the plate. The number of responses for each category is also listed. Different letter means sharing superscript letters were not significantly different as per Fisher’s LSD (p < 0.05).
| Food Category | n | Amount Taken (% Plate) | Amount Wasted (% Plate) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Std Dev | Mean | Std Dev | |||
| Fruits and Vegetables | 224 | 0.260 | c | 0.153 | 0.041 | 0.085 |
| Grains/Starches | 113 | 0.288 | bc | 0.144 | 0.041 | 0.071 |
| Plant Protein | 51 | 0.252 | c | 0.136 | 0.016 | 0.047 |
| Animal Protein | 168 | 0.326 | b | 0.178 | 0.054 | 0.113 |
| Prepared/Mixed | 262 | 0.432 | a | 0.266 | 0.055 | 0.090 |