Table 3.

Changes, Challenges and Barriers to Healthy Eating at School after the End of The Intervention (Intervention Arms 1- training only).

	Boys (Intervention 1-Rural)	Girls (Intervention 1-Rural)	Boys (Intervention 1-Urban)	Girls (Intervention 1-Urban)
Changes in canteen	Healthier changes -less snacks and sweet beverages Least/unhealthy changes -none noticed	Healthier changes -increase in food variety Least/unhealthy changes -more energy-dense foods -increase in food variety including deep fried food, bun, fries, ice-cream	Healthier changes -increase in food variety -food sold with less oil, salt and sugar -more hygienic than before -price of food cheaper	Healthier changes -increase in food variety -food choice with less oil -food is cheaper than before -healthier with added vegetable
Changes in convenience shop	Healthier changes -selling can drinks, bottled fruit juices, yogurt drink Least/unhealthy changes - more energy-dense foods (snacks)	Healthier changes -less SSBs Least/unhealthy changes -more energy-dense foods (snacks) -variety of fruit juices, yogurt drink, ice-cream, snacks, bread	Healthier changes -more fruits and healthier options Least/unhealthy changes -more snacks such as milo nugget and biscuit, sweet, sausage bread	Healthier changes -more fruits and healthier choices -variety of fruits, snacks and bread -food is cheaper than before
Changes in food habits	-none noticed	-none noticed	-none noticed	-able to accept vegetables taste if cooked nicely
Challenges faced during intervention	-none noticed	-none noticed	-less healthy food option at the canteen -healthy food is unattractive	-less healthy food option at the canteen -unhealthy food taste better
Barriers for future implementation	-healthy food maybe not tasty -healthy food might be expensive -healthy food means decrease in portion size	-healthy food maybe not tasty	-hard to change eating habits of the student -healthy food means decrease in portion size	-healthy food maybe not tasty (sour) -hard to change eating habits of the students