Balanced Nutrition Messages

Attended training (n = 118)

Not Attended training (n = 24)

Total (n = 142)

Before the pandemic

During the pandemic

Before the pandemic

During the pandemic

Before the pandemic

During the pandemic

Included rice as one of the staple food components (%)

95

97

92

96

94

96

Included noodle as the two top staple food choices (%)

47

54

38

50

46

54

Consumption of vegetables every day (%)

29

23

21

29

27

24

Consumption of vegetables less than or equal to 3 days per week (%)

n = 84

60

n = 90

62

n = 19

62

n = 17

65

n = 103

59

n = 107

63

Portions or bowls of vegetables consumed per day (%)

Less than 1 bowl

9

19

21

21

11

20

1 bowl

44

36

63

58

47

39

2 bowls

33

34

17

17

30

31

3 bowls

11

10

0

4

11

9

More than 3 bowls

1

1

0

0

1

1

Consumption of fruits every day (%)

19

19

29

33

20

22

Consumption of fruits less than or equal to 3 days per week (%)

n = 96

68

n = 95

76

n = 17

68

n = 16

75

n = 113

67

n = 111

76

Portions or bowls of fruits consumed per day (%)

Less than 1 bowl

19

26

25

29

20

27

1 bowl

42

39

50

50

43

41

2 bowls

29

28

21

21

27

25

3 bowls

8

8

4

0

8

7

More than 3 bowls

2

0

0

0

1

0

Drinking water per day (%)

6 glasses or less

14

11

21

17

15

12

7 - 8 glasses

64

64

63

63

65

63

>8 glasses

25

25

17

21

20

25

Washing hands during 4 critical periodsa (%)

58

73

54

67

58

72*

Consumption of animal protein every day (%)

76

69

50

54

73

67