Table 6 Comparison of word-association responses against FSA’s tips for eating well from the Eatwell plate leaflet [39]
FSA 8 tips for eating well | Word-association related responses | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|
% | n | ||
Base your meals of starchy foods | Carbohydrates, complex carbohydrates, pasta, cereals, whole grains, bread, wholemeal bread, brown bread | 5 | 67 |
Eat lots of fruit and vegetables | Fruit, vegetables, fruit and vegetables, 5-a-day | 22 | 304 |
Eat more fish, including one portion of oily fish per week | Fish, oily fish sardines | 2 | 28 |
Cut down on saturated fat and sugar | Low fat, unsaturated fat, no fat, low sugar, no sugar | 3 | 44 |
Try to eat less salt | Low salt, no salt | 1 | 7 |
Get active and try to be a healthy weight | Exercise, diet and weight management | 5 | 75 |
Drink plenty of water | Water, hydration | 4 | 60 |
Don’t skip breakfast | Breakfast | 1 | 6 |
Total | 43 | 591 | |