Time, location and frequency of snack consumption in different age groups of Canadians

Nutrition Journal

Table 2 The percentage contribution of snacks to Canada’s Food Guide food groups and food subgroups (servings) among different age groups

		Age groups
		2–5 years		6–12 years		13–18 years		19–54 years		≥55 years		Total population
		Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE	Mean	SE
Food groups and subgroups	Vegetables & Fruit	33.8 ^b,c,d	1.6	31.4 ^f,g	1.1	27.9 ^h,i	1.0	22.4	0.8	19.9	0.7	23.4	0.4
	Fruit, other than juice	58.8 ^d	2.2	59.3 ^f,g	1.7	56.5 i	1.8	52.8 ^j	1.5	47.2	1.3	52.3	0.8
	Fruit, juice	19.1	2.7	24.7 ^e,f,g	2.5	13.7	1.6	12.0	1.8	13.5	1.8	15.1	0.9
	Vegetables, all types	9.0 ^b,d	1.2	11.8 ^g	0.9	14.0 ^h,i	0.9	9.1 ^j	0.4	5.0	0.4	8.5	0.4
	Grain Products	15.0	0.9	17.0	0.8	17.6	0.7	15.4	0.6	14.5	0.7	15.4	0.4
	Grain products, whole grain	12.2	1.7	15.3	1.5	18.9 ⁱ	2.0	14.7	1.3	11.4	1.3	13.9	0.7
	Grain products, non-whole grain, enriched	16.2	1.3	17.2	0.9	16.8	0.9	16.7	0.8	17.3	0.8	16.9	0.5
	Grain products, non-whole grain, not enriched	22.4	3.1	31.1 ^g	2.5	32.6 ⁱ	2.3	25.4	1.9	22.0	1.9	25.6	1.1
	Milk & Alternatives	29.1 ^b,d	1.8	26.0	1.0	22.9	1.1	23.7	1.1	22.3	1.0	23.7	0.6
	Fluid milk and fortified soy-based beverages	16.5	1.8	14.0	1.0	14.2	1.1	14.4	1.0	11.8	0.7	13.6	0.5
	Other milk alternatives (cheese, yogurt)	42.9 ^b,c,d	2.6	38.1 ^e,f,g	1.7	29.4	1.5	30.0	1.3	29.4	1.4	31.3	0.8
	Meat & Alternatives	8.6	1.2	6.4 ^f,g	0.7	8.4	0.8	10.4	0.7	9.0	0.6	9.4	0.4
	Other foods & beverages	18.2 ^a,b	1.5	23.8 ^g	1.1	24.1 ⁱ	1.0	20.7 ^j	0.9	16.4	0.7	19.8	0.5

Significant differences measured by confidence interval overlapping technique, a: 2–5 years vs 6–12 years; b: 2–5 years vs 13–18 years; c: 2–5 years vs 19–54 years; d: 2–5 years vs ≥55 years; e: 6–12 years vs 13–18 years; f: 6–12 years vs 19–54 years; g: 6–12 years vs ≥55 years; h: 13–18 years vs 19–54 years; i: 13–18 years vs ≥55 years; j: 19–54 years vs ≥55 years. 2–5 years: n = 1,181,823, 6–12 years: n = 2,407,637, 13–18 years: n = 2,228,356, 19–54 years: n = 12,768,195, ≥55 years: n = 8,310,789, total population: n = 26,896,800

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