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Table 3 Menu identification of regular and healthier lunch/dinner side dishes, overall and by type of primary business

From: Availability of healthier options in traditional and nontraditional rural fast-food outlets

 

Overall

(n = 205)

% (n)

Traditional Fast

Food

(n = 84)

% (n)

Convenience

(n = 109)

% (n)

Supermarket/Grocery

(n = 12)

% (n)

Individual side dish

    

Fruit*

2.4 (6)

5.9 (5)

0.9 (1)

0

   Healthier option†

83.3 (5)

100.0 (5)

0

0

Vegetables*

21.0 (43)

20.2 (17)

15.6 (17)

75.0 (9)

   Healthier option†

53.5 (23)

47.1 (8)

35.3 (6)

100.0 (9)

Potato*

50.7 (104)

65.5 (55)

35.8 (39)

83.3 (10)

   Healthier option†

11.5 (12)

9.1 (5)

12.8 (5)

20.0 (2)

Soup*

2.9 (6)

5.9 (5)

0

8.3 (1)

   Healthier option†

0

0

0

0

Chips*

14.6 (30)

25.0 (21)

8.3 (9)

0

   Healthier option†

36.7 (11)

52.4 (11)

0

0

Potato salad*

12.2 (25)

10.7 (9)

6.4 (7)

75.0 (9)

   Healthier option†

4.0 (1)

11.1 (1)

0

0

Chili*

1.5 (3)

2.4 (2)

0

8.3 (1)

   Healthier option†

0

0

0

0

Corn*

10.2 (21)

11.9 (10)

6.4 (7)

33.3 (4)

   Healthier option†

80.9 (17)

70.0 (7)

85.7 (6)

100.0 (4)

Cole slaw*

15.1 (31)

17.9 (15)

7.3 (8)

66.7 (8)

   Healthier option†

0

0

0

0

  1. *Percent of overall (combined), traditional fast food outlets, convenience stores, or supermarket/grocery stores
  2. †Percent of overall, traditional fast food outlets, convenience stores, or supermarkets/grocery stores that offered a specific lunch/dinner side dish