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Table 6 Percentage and Number of Participant Mothers with Cereals, Breads, Crackers, Prepared Desserts, Noodles, Rice, and Chips Present During Five Household Food Inventories

From: Using direct observations on multiple occasions to measure household food availability among low-income Mexicano residents in Texas colonias

  

Number of Household Inventories in Which Foods Were Present

 

Time 1

% (n)

All 5

% (n)

4 of 5

% (n)

3 of 5

% (n)

2 of 5

% (n)

1 of 5

% (n)

0 of 5

% (n)

Dry Cereal

       

   Unsweetened

66.7 (4)

0

0

50.0 (3)

33.3 (2)

16.7 (1)

0

   Sweetened

50.0 (3)

16.7 (1)

16.7 (1)

0

50.0 (3)

0

16.7 (1)

Oatmeal

66.7 (4)

16.7 (1)

66.7 (4)

0

0

16.7 (1)

0

Maize atole

0

0

0

16.7 (1)

0

0

0

Bread

       

   White

50.0 (3)

16.7 (1)

0

16.7 (1)

33.3 (2)

33.3 (2)

0

   Whole wheat

0

0

0

16.7 (1)

0

16.7 (1)

66.7 (4)

Tortillas

       

   Corn

83.3 (5)

50.0 (3)

16.7 (1)

33.3 (2)

0

0

0

   Flour

33.3 (2)

0

0

16.7 (1)

16.7 (1)

33.3 (2)

33.3 (2)

Crackers

       

   Regular

0

0

33.3 (2)

33.3 (2)

0

16.7 (1)

16.7 (1)

   Low fat

0

0

0

16.7 (1)

0

0

83.3 (5)

Prepared Desserts

       

   Donuts

16.7 (1)

0

0

0

16.7 (1)

50.0 (3)

33.3 (2)

   Regular cookies

0

0

0

33.3 (2)

16.7 (1)

16.7 (1)

33.3 (2)

Noodles and Rice

       

   Pasta

66.7 (4)

33.3 (2)

33.3 (2)

0

0

16.7 (1)

16.7 (1)

   White rice

83.3 (5)

33.3 (2)

33.3 (2)

0

33.3 (2)

0

0

Chips

       

   Regular

0

0

16.7 (1)

0

0

16.7 (1)

66.7 (4)

   Corn tostadas

16.7 (1)

0

16.7 (1)

0

0

50.0 (3)

33.3 (2)

   Chicharrones

0

0

0

0

0

33.3 (2)

66.7 (4)