Table 2.
Percentage of foods and beverages brought by children (N = 773) and staff (N = 126 observations) across 27 days at summer day camp.
| Category | Child Percentage | Staff Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Beverages | ||
| Soda/Pop | 3.4 | 10.0 |
| Water | 41.9 | 63.5 |
| Juice 100% | 3.4 | 1.6 |
| Juice other (non-100% juice, e.g. Capri Sun™, juice boxes) | 45.9 | 14.0 |
| Milk | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| Sports D | 13.6 | 15.8 |
| Energy D | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Fruits and Vegetables | ||
| Vegetable | 2.2 | 8.6 |
| Fruit Fresh | 26.1 | 29.8 |
| Fruit Dried | 2.8 | 5.2 |
| Fruit Cup | 9.3 | 4.2 |
| Apple Sauce | 8.1 | 4.8 |
| Sweeteners | ||
| Fruit Candy | 15.6 | 4.3 |
| Cereal | 1.8 | 3.4 |
| Granola/cereal bar | 12.0 | 3.6 |
| Candy bar | 5.9 | 2.0 |
| Cookie | 23.5 | 10.5 |
| Pastries | 15.1 | 10.3 |
| Other Dessert | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Salty Foods | ||
| Cracker | 24.4 | 12.4 |
| Popcorn | 3.0 | 4.3 |
| Chips | 52.5 | 48.0 |
| Added “visible” fats | ||
| Dips | 3.5 | 2.4 |
| Dairy | ||
| Cheese | 5.3 | 2.1 |
| Yogurt | 5.8 | 2.6 |
| Pre-packaged Foods | ||
| Fast food | 7.2 | 9.0 |
| Lunchable™ | 19.5 | 4.1 |
| Sandwiches | ||
| Brown bread with meat | 5.4 | 0.1 |
| White bread with meat | 18.3 | 17.1 |
| Brown bread non-meat | 6.8 | 5.7 |
| White bread non-meat | 17.7 | 3.0 |
| Meat sandwich (bread type not provided) | -- | 9.3 |
| Non-meat sandwich (bread type not provided) | -- | 11.6 |
| Nuts | -- | 0.6 |
| Coffee | -- | 0.6 |
| Other (pasta, eggs) | 14.5 | 14.1 |
Categories may not total 100% since multiple food items were allowed for each meal/snack (i.e. water and juice).