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Table 2 Number and Proportion of Snacks Consumed during Different Snacking Periods at Home and Away from Home by U.S. Children in the Feeding Infants and Toddlers study, 2008a

From: Location influences snacking behavior of US infants, toddlers and preschool children

Snacking period

6–11.9 months (n = 505)

12–23.9 months (n = 925)

24–47.9 months (n = 1461)

At home

Away from home

At home

Away from home

At home

Away from home

n

% (SE)

n

% (SE)

n

% (SE)

n

% (SE)

n

% (SE)

n

% (SE)

Morning snackb

100

91.3 (3.3)

10

8.7 (3.3)

462

75.2 (3.2)

118

24.8 (3.2)

634

71.7 (2.5)

255

28.3 (2.5)

Afternoon snackb

148

80.7 (3.6)

45

19.3 (3.6)

597

79.5 (2.2)

170

20.5 (2.2)

906

74.5 (2)

288

25.5 (2)

Evening snackb

95

95.7 (2.4)

5

4.3 (2.4)

461

94.4 (1.6)

25

5.6 (1.6)

788

91.5 (1.7)

60

8.5 (1.7)

All snacksb

221

84.9 (2.6)

53

15.1 (2.6)

645

72.7 (2.5)

233

27.3 (2.5)

929

67.3 (2.1)

466

32.7 (2.1)

  1. aAway from home is any location outside of home including day care, friend’s house, restaurant, cafeteria, fast food outlet, school or other
  2. bSnacks include any food or beverage consumed between meals and excludes consumption of breast milk or infant formula