Table 2 Dietary practices of surveyed participants
Dietary practices of participants | Frequency | percentage |
|---|---|---|
Number of meals eaten per day (n = 695) | ||
 One | 30 | 4.3 |
 Two | 324 | 46.6 |
 Three | 309 | 44.5 |
 Four and more | 32 | 4.6 |
Eating of breakfast | ||
 Yes | 651 | 93.4 |
 No | 46 | 6.6 |
Frequency of eating breakfast (n = 699) | ||
 Daily | 419 | 60.1 |
 2–3 times a week | 225 | 32.3 |
 4–6 times a week | 28 | 4.0 |
 Do not eat | 21 | 3.0 |
 Other | 4 | 0.6 |
Prepare food at home (n = 697) | ||
 Yes | 642 | 92.1 |
 No | 44 | 6.3 |
 Other (at times) | 11 | 1.6 |
With whom the participants ate with at home | ||
 Alone | 550 | 78.9 |
 Parent | 35 | 5.0 |
 Sibling | 61 | 8.8 |
 Combination | 51 | 7.3 |
Eating of fruit and vegetables | ||
 Yes | 648 | 93.0 |
 No | 49 | 7.0 |
Frequency of eating fruit and vegetables (n = 696) | ||
 Daily | 111 | 16.0 |
 2–3 times a week | 468 | 67.2 |
 Twice a month | 89 | 12.8 |
 Do not eat/other | 18 | 4.0 |
Food eaten as a snack (n = 697) | ||
 Fruit | 273 | 39.2 |
 NikNaks | 250 | 35.9 |
 Chocolates/sweets | 99 | 14.2 |
 Peanuts | 27 | 3.9 |
 Other | 48 | 6.9 |