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. 2021 Aug 6;13(8):2707. doi: 10.3390/nu13082707

Table 3.

Type of foods offered in the first 2 years by BLW component adherence.

Food Groups 1 Overall Consumes Family Foods Eats ≥3 Meals with the Family Consumes ≥3 Foods in a Main Meal Does not Use a Spoon Frequently
n = 261 Yes
(n = 150)
No
(n = 111)
Yes
(n = 115)
No
(n = 146)
Yes
(n = 221)
No
(n = 40)
Yes
(n = 197)
No
(n = 64)
Soda 2.3 (6) 3.3 (5) 0.9 (1) 3.5 (4) 1.4 (2) 2.3 (5) 2.5 (1) 2.0 (2) 3.1 (4)
Coffee and tea 3.1 (8) 3.3 (5) 2.7 (3) 3.5 (4) 2.7 (4) 3.2 (7) 2.5 (1) 3.1 (6) 3.1 (2)
Meat 86.6 (226) 87.3 (131) 85.6 (95) 90.4 (104) 83.6 (122) 89.6 (198) 70.0 (28) 87.3 (172) 84.4 (54)
Cereals 94.6 (247) 96.0 (144) 92.8 (103) 97.4 (112) 92.5 (135) 96.4 (213) * 85.0 (34) 93.9 (185) 96.9 (62)
Candies 11.5 (30) 14.7 (22) 7.2 (8) 13.0 (15) 10.3 (15) 11.3 (25) 12.5 (5) 12.2 (24) 9.4 (6)
Ham/sausages 8.4 (22) 10.0 (15) 6.3 (7) 13.0 (15) * 4.8 (7) 8.6 (19) 7.5 (3) 7.1 (14) 12.5 (8)
Sweeteners 5.8 (15) 7.3 (11) 3.6 (4) 7.0 (8) 4.8 (7) 6.3 (14) 2.5 (1) 5.6 (11) 6.3 (4)
Fruits and vegetables 100 (261) 100 (150) 100 (111) 100 (115) 100 (146) 100 (221) 100 (40) 100 (197) 100 (64)
Cookies 56.3 (147) 63.3 (95) 46.9 (52) 64.4 (74) * 50.0 (73) 60.6 (134) * 32.5 (13) 55.3 (109) 59.4 (38)
Juices 19.9 (52) 21.3 (32) 18.0 (20) 21.7 (25) 18.4 (27) 19.0 (42) 25.0 (10) 20.3 (40) 18.8 (12)
Honey 7.7 (20) 11.3 (17) 2.7 (3) 11.3 (13) 4.8 (7) 8.6 (19) 2.5 (1) 7.1 (14) 9.4 (6)
Fish and seafood 60.5 (158) 66.0 (99) * 53.2 (59) 69.6 (80) 53.4 (78) 66.1 (146) 30.0 (12) 58.9 (116) 65.6 (42)
Salty snacks 13.4 (35) 16.7 (25) 9.0 (10) 16.5 (19) 11.0 (16) 13.1 (29) 15.0 (6) 12.7 (25) 15.6 (10)
Added salt 32.6 (85) 38.7 (58) * 24.3 (27) 34.8 (40) 30.8 (45) 34.0 (75) 25.0 (10) 30.0 (59) 40.6 (26)
Added sugar 8.8 (23) 13.3 (20) 2.7 (3) 10.4 (12) 7.5 (11) 9.5 (21) 5.0 (2) 8.1 (16) 10.9 (7)

1 % (n); Chi-square or Fisher Exact: * p < 0.05; p < 0.01.