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Table 5 Consideration of pre-selected food as substitutes for chocolate, cookies, and coffee (N = 1096)a

From: Stress eating: an online survey of eating behaviours, comfort foods, and healthy food substitutes in German adults

 

Total*

Females

Males

Stress-eaters

Substitute for …

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

Chocolate

 Dried fruits, berries

585 (53.4)

484 (53.5)

101 (52.6)

308 (53.5)

 Fresh fruits, berries

815 (74.4)

673 (74.4)

142 (74.0)

408 (70.8)

 Dark chocolate

765 (69.8)

633 (70.0)

132 (68.8)

401 (69.6)

 Chocolate milk without added sugar

215 (19.6)

179 (19.8)

36 (18.8)

133 (22.4)

 Pudding, cream desserts

349 (31.8)

286 (31.6)

63 (32.8)

205 (35.6)

 Yoghurt, curd without added sugar

522 (47.6)

425 (47.0)

97 (50.5)

265 (46.0)

 Muesli/fruit bar

495 (45.2)

393 (43.5)

102 (53.1)

272 (47.2)

 Fruit/energy balls

289 (26.4)

252 (27.9)

37 (19.3)

170 (29.5)

 Chocolate fruits

518 (47.3)

458 (50.7)

60 (31.3)

296 (51.4)

 Other

105 (9.6)

91 (10.1)

14 (7.3)

57 (9.9)

Cookies

 Dried fruits, berries

404 (44.8)

325 (43.4)

79 (51.6)

220 (43.4)

 Crispbread, rice wafers, rusk

486 (53.9)

419 (55.9)

67 (43.8)

274 (54.0)

 Muesli/fruit bar

459 (50.9)

376 (50.2)

83 (54.2)

272 (53.6)

 Popcorn without salt or added sugar

207 (22.9)

179 (23.9)

28 (18.3)

132 (26.0)

 Fresh fruits, berries

565 (62.6)

461 (61.5)

104 (68.0)

302 (59.6)

 Nuts-fruits-mixtures

498 (55.2)

410 (54.7)

88 (57.5)

282 (55.6)

 Other

18 (2.0)

15 (2.0)

3 (2.0)

10 (2.0)

Coffee

 Decaffeinated coffee

275 (32.7)

242 (35.5)

33 (20.9)

156 (36.4)

 Tea without added sugar

541 (64.4)

450 (66.0)

91 (57.6)

263 (61.4)

 Sparkling fruit juice

176 (21.0)

133 (19.5)

43 (27.2)

83 (19.4)

 Infused water (with fruits, vegetables or herbs)

155 (18.5)

128 (18.8)

27 (17.1)

76 (17.8)

 Chocolate milk without added sugar

102 (12.1)

77 (11.3)

25 (15.8)

54 (12.6)

 Water

395 (47.0)

307 (45.0)

88 (55.7)

191 (44.6)

 Light, zero drinks

145 (17.3)

112 (16.4)

33 (20.9)

95 (22.2)

 Other

20 (2.4)

18 (2.6)

2 (1.3)

9 (2.1)

  1. *Different sample sizes because substitutes could only be chosen if participants stated to consume the respective comfort food (“rarely” to “very often”)
  2. aCould you imagine eating the following food instead of [comfort food] in stressful situations?, Multiple choices were allowed