Foods and beverages provided in out of school hours care services: an observational study

BMC Public Health

Table 1 Food and beverages provided by OSHC services over a two day observation period

Food Description		Days (%) food & beverages were observed to be offered (n =176)
Fruit		166 (94)
Fresh fruit		165 (94)
Dried fruit		8 (5)
Canned fruit		6 (3)
Vegetables		77 (44)
Fresh/ raw		67 (38)
Cooked vegetables in meals		10 (6)
Dairy or alternatives		90 (51)
Cheese		66 (37)
Milk		16 (9)
Light milk		8 (5)
Full cream milk		8 (5)
Dairy alternatives		3 (2)
Yoghurt		15 (9)
Flavoured (full fat)		5 (3)
Flavoured (reduced fat)		10 (6)
Lean meats or alternatives		19 (11)
Beef or chicken		8 (5)
Chickpeas/hummus/baked beans		8 (5)
Eggs		1 (1)
Tuna		2 (1)
Grains		124 (70)
High fibre/whole grain		41 (23)
Refined grain		88 (50)
Discretionary foods		142 (81)
^aProcessed meats		48 (27)
^bHigh salt/ low fibre snacks		50 (28)
^cSweet snacks		32 (18)
^dConfectionary		52 (29)
^eDiscretionary dairy		16 (9)
Sauces and spreads
Sauces (Tomato / Barbecue / sweet chilli)		37 (21)
Cream cheese		23 (13)
Margarine		50 (28)
Beverages
Water		174 (99)
100% fruit juice		2 (1)
Fruit drink		2 (1)
Milo™ (chocolate drink)		4 (2)

Foods may not have been provided in isolation, but with a combination of other reported items
OSHC out of school hours care
^a includes chicken nuggets, sausages, hotdogs/frankfurts, chorizo, luncheon meat, salami, cabanossi
^b includes two-minute noodles, chips, savoury biscuits >1800kJ/100g, packet soup mix, savoury pastries
^c includes chocolate, cakes, muffins, sweet biscuits/ cookies, jelly, muesli bars, sweet pastries
^d includes jam, honey, cinnamon sugar, sprinkles/ hundreds-and-thousands
^e includes cream, ice-cream, custard, butter, frozen yogurt

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