Dietary Practices and Habits

Intervened

Control

p-value1

Start

6 months

p-value1

Start

6 months

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

You like to cook

Yes

28 (44.4)

43 (68.3)

0.0065

64 (69.5)

68 (73.9)

0.2199

No

26 (41.3)

17 (26.9)

22 (23.9)

13 (14.2)

Don’t know

9 (14.3)

3 (4.8)

6 (6.6)

11 (11.9)

Prepare salads

Never-1 day per week

32 (50.8)

34 (53.9)

0.3471

40 (43.4)

36 (39.1)

0.6608

2 - 3 days per week

20 (31.8)

20 (31.8)

27 (29.4)

39 (42.4)

4 - 5 days per week

11 (17.4)

9 (14.3)

25 (27.2)

17 (18.5)

Make a sandwich

Never-1 day per week

29 (46.0)

12 (19.0)

0.0037

34 (37.0)

32 (34.8)

0.9556

2 - 3 days per week

19 (30.2)

23 (36.5)

30 (32.6)

32 (34.8)

4 - 5 days per week

15 (23.8)

28 (44.5)

28 (30.4)

28 (30.4)

Peel and slice fruit

Never-1 day per week

29 (46.0)

22 (34.9)

0.0326

41 (44.5)

33 (35.9)

0.3609

2 - 3 days per week

17 (27.0)

14 (22.3)

23 (25.1)

35 (38.0)

4 - 5 days per week

17 (27.0)

27 (42.8)

28 (30.4)

24 (26.1)

Eat fruit in front of friends

Never

22 (34.9)

16 (25.4)

0.6129

30 (32.6)

24 (26.1)

0.0517

Sometimes

27 (42.9)

31 (49.2)

50 (54.3)

43 (46.7)

Always

14 (22.2)

16 (25.4)

12 (13.1)

25 (27.2)

Food brought from home

Fruit

25 (39.6)

31 (49.2)

0.2733

42 (45.6)

48 (52.1)

0.2888

Vegetables

0 (0)

0 (0)

0 (0)

3 (3.2)

0.0833

Food purchased at school

Fruit

3 (4.7)

23 (36.5)

<0.0001

3 (3.2)

4 (4.3)

0.6547