Table 2 Household Food Inventory and Household Food Practices (n = 4942)
Feature | N or Mean | Percent or SD |
|---|---|---|
Total varieties of fruit (of 17), mean, (SD) | 5.2 | (3.65) |
Top 5, n, % | ||
Apples | 3684 | 74.5 |
Bananas | 3569 | 72.2 |
Grapes | 2382 | 48.2 |
Oranges | 2230 | 45.1 |
Strawberries | 1945 | 39.4 |
Total varieties of vegetables (of 22), mean, (SD) | 9.1 | (4.79) |
Top 5, n, % | ||
Onions | 3515 | 71.1 |
Carrots | 3514 | 71.1 |
Tomatoes | 3498 | 70.8 |
Lettuce | 3407 | 68.9 |
Broccoli | 3159 | 63.9 |
Total fruit and vegetables (of 39), mean, (SD) | 14.3 | (7.71) |
Total salty snacks/sweets (of 8), mean, (SD) | 3.8 | (2.08) |
Top 5, n, % | ||
Chocolate/candy/candy bars | 3455 | 69.9 |
Cookies/cakes/snack cakes/donuts | 3071 | 62.1 |
Potato chips | 3038 | 61.5 |
Ice cream | 2615 | 52.9 |
Snack crackers | 2381 | 48.2 |
Total less healthy beverages (of 3), mean, (SD) | 1.5 | (1.02) |
Whole milk | 3038 | 61.5 |
Regular soft drinks | 2737 | 55.4 |
Sugar-sweetened beverages, non-soda | 1871 | 37.9 |
Food placement scale (of 3), mean, (SD) | 2.5 | (0.69) |
Fruits, % almost always (easy to see/reach) | 2146 | 43.4 |
Vegetables, % almost always | 1570 | 31.8 |
Unhealthy snacks, % almost alwaysb | 1261 | 25.5 |
Grocery shopping ≥ 1/week | ||
For fruit, n, % | 3895 | 78.8 |
For vegetables, n, % | 3773 | 76.4 |
Meal preparation scalea, mean, (SD) | 1.9 | (0.66) |
Buy skinless chicken or remove skin | 2.3 | (1.37) |
Buy lean meat or trim fat | 2.2 | (1.32) |
Use a non-stick pan and no grease | 2.2 | (1.22) |
Serve fruit or vegetables for snacks | 2.1 | (1.15) |
Use spices on vegetables instead of oil, butter or fat | 2.1 | (1.27) |
Broil or bake meat or fish | 2.0 | (1.24) |
Serve fruit for dessert | 1.9 | (1.22) |
Cook with a grill | 1.6 | (1.21) |
Serve 1% or skim milk | 1.6 | (1.53) |
Use low calorie or diet salad dressings | 1.4 | (1.34) |
Use low-fat or non-fat mayonnaise | 1.2 | (1.34) |
Serve non-fat ice cream, frozen yogurt or sherbet | 1.1 | (1.24) |
Cook with a steamer | 1.1 | (1.22) |
Serve fried fish or fried chickenb | 1.4 | (1.18) |
Serve fried vegetables like okra or FFb | 1.2 | (1.17) |
Portion control scorea, mean, (SD) | 1.9 | (0.73) |
Use smaller plates | 1.7 | (1.24) |
Serve smaller amounts of food | 1.7 | (1.15) |
Serve meals family styleb | 1.7 | (1.33) |
Restaurant food for family meals, times/day, mean, SD | 0.7 | (0.78) |
Family TV and eatinga, mean, (SD) | 2.5 | (1.13) |
Meals, n, % almost always | 1251 | 25.3 |
Snacks, n, % almost always | 1153 | 23.3 |
Own scale, n, % yes | 3744 | 75.8 |
TV in dining area, n, % yes | 3041 | 61.5 |