Table 3 Availability of foods and beverages (packaged and unpackaged) in schoola and college canteen
Colour coding categories for foods and beveragesb | Private Schools (N = 6) | Colleges (N = 4) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parents (N = 118) | Canteen Operator-Schools (N = 6) | Observations (N = 6) | Canteen Operator-Colleges (N = 4) | Observations (N = 4) | ||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Food items | ||||||
Green | Cereal and pulse combos (beans curry with rice/chickpeas curry with rice), vegetable sandwiches, fermented items (rice and pulse steamed cakes), fruits and vegetables | 96 (70.6) | 5 (83.3) | 5 (83.3) | 4 (100) | 4 (100) |
Yellow | Ice-creams (milk-based) | Not reported | 2 (33.3) | 2 (33.3) | 4 (100) | 4 (100) |
Red | Samosa (fried pastry), vegetable puffs, candies, chocolates, cookies, instant noodles, burgers, french fries, bread fritters, ice-cream (ice candy) | 126 (92.6) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 4 (100) | 4 (100) |
Beverages | ||||||
Green | Coconut water, fresh fruit juice, lemonade without sugar | 67 (49.3) | 2 (33.3) | 1 (16.6) | 2 (50) | 2 (50) |
Yellow | Flavoured milk | 22 (16.2) | 3 (50) | 4 (66.6) | 3 (75) | 3 (75) |
Red | Sugar Sweetened Beverages (carbonated) | 41 (30.1) | 1 (16.6) | 1 (16.6) | 4 (100) | 4(100) |
Red | Sugar Sweetened Beverages (Non-carbonated) e.g. Fruit juices with sugar | 69 (50.7) | 6 (100) | 6 (100) | 4 (100) | 4 (100) |