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Table 2 Significant changes in median portion size (grams) of commonly consumed foods between 1995 and 2007

From: Food and beverage portion sizes in Australian children: a secondary analysis of 1995 and 2007 national data

Food

2-4 years

5-8 years

9-12 years

13-16 years

2-16 years

 

Female

Male

Persons

Female

Male

Persons

Female

Male

Persons

Female

Male

Persons

Persons

Drinks

             

Soft drink

-45b

-48c

-44c

-

-

-

-50a

-

-23a

-

-

-

-

Water

-320c

-300c

-312c

-270c

-250c

-250c

-450c

-500c

-500c

-475c

-450c

-450c

-250d

Fruit juice

-62c

-62c

-62c

0↓b

-

0↓a

0↓c

-

-21b

-1a

-

-1a

-3d

Tea/Coffee

-

-

-

-

-

-54a

-14c

-14b

-14b

-14c

-

-14b

-14d

Dairy foods

             

Whole milk

-31b

-29c

-39c

-

-

-17b

-

-1b

-21a

77a

-

0↑a

-12.9d

Reduced fat milk

0↓a

-125c

-65c

-39a

-66c

-25c

-1a

-23a

-53b

-

-

-

-14.5d

Skim milk

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-22a

-65b

-

-

-

-73.3d

Flavored milk

-67a

-

-45a

-

-

-8b

-

-

-

-

-

-

-24d

Ice cream

-13b

-14c

-15c

-37c

-40c

-36c

-

-34a

-

-

-66b

-16b

-21a

Yoghurt cheese

-25a

-

-

-

-42a

-50a

-107c

-100b

-100c

-

-

-

-50d

-

1a

0↑a

1b

1a

1c

1a

-

0↑b

1a

9b

2c

1 d

Cheese spread

-9b

-8c

-8c

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-8d

Breads and cereals

             

White bread

-11b

-12b

-9c

-

-

-

-

0↓a

-

-

-

-

-

Wholemeal Bread

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10a

-

10a

-

Mixed grain bread

-

-

-

-

22c

12a

-

-

-

12a

0↑a

2a

8b

Breakfast cereal

-

-

-4a

-

-

-

-

-15a

-

-

-

-

-6.5d

Hot porridge

-

-65b

-70c

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-135d

English muffins

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

34b

7b

5a

Rice

-

-

-

-

-

-

-32a

-

0↓a

-

-

-

-46b

Sweets and snacks

             

Cake

-5a

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

9a

-

-

-

Sweet pastries

-

-

-

-

-

-

-23a

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sweet biscuits

-

-

-

6b

-

4b

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Chocolate/Cream biscuits

-

-

-

-

-

-

9c

-

3a

-

-7a

-10b

-

Muesli bars

-

-

-

-

0↑a

0↑a

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Main meals

             

Mince

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

42a

-58a

-

-

-

Fresh cooked chicken

-

-

-

-

-

5a

-

-

16a

34a

-

 

8.5d

Mixed chicken dish

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-98a

-

-

-

125d

Crumbed chicken

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

58a

37a

-

58c

28b

18b

Fresh cooked meat

-

-

-

-

-

-

28a

15b

23c

-

-

-

8a

Fish

23c

22a

23c

11a

24b

13c

-

-

-

-

-

-

37.1b

Sausages

-

-

-

0↓a

-

-1b

-

-

-

-

-

-

-1b

Pizza

-

-

-

44a

-

-

-

47a

-

69c

125c

83c

50d

Packaged snacks & other foods

             

Chips (not potato)

-

-4a

-3b

-

-

-

16c

-

16c

-

-

-

-

Potato crisps

-5a

-4a

-4c

-4c

-

-4c

-4b

-4a

-4c

-4a

-

-4b

-4d

Chocolate

-3a

-5a

-4b

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-10a

-

Tomato sauce

-

-

-

-

5b

3b

2a

-

-

11c

0↑a

9c

2d

Lollies

-

-

-

-

-

-

2a

-

1a

-

-

-

1c

Ice block (creamy)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-9b

-

-10b

-

-

-

-12.5d

Jam/Honey

-

-

-

-

-

-

5a

-

3a

6b

-

3b

4.0d

Peanut butter

-

-

-

-

-

-

2b

8c

3c

-

-

-

2.5a

Luncheon meats

10a

-

-

11b

-

10a

17a

7a

13c

-

-

-

-

Bacon/Ham

5b

7a

7c

9c

7a

6c

3b

4a

4c

5a

-

3a

2.3d

Egg

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-24a

-

-7b

Fruit & vegetables

             

Hot chips

-

-15b

-15b

-25c

-23b

-25c

-

-40c

-24c

-

-

-

0

Potato

-

-

-2a

-41a

-

-18b

-16c

-17a

-14c

-

-

-

-30d

Green beans

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-21a

-

-

Peas

-14a

-8a

-12c

-20a

-18b

-20c

-26b

-19a

-20c

-

-33a

-12a

-16.8d

Broccoli

-

-21b

-

-

-19a

-

-35a

-

-2a

-

-

-18a

-15.8d

Carrot

-

-

-

-6a

-

-

-

-10a

-

-

-

-

-0.2c

Cauliflower

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

17a

-

-

-

-

9a

Corn

-

-

-

-

-

-17a

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Capsicum

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8a

7a

-

-

-

-

Eggplant/Zucchini

-

12a

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Tomato

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

15b

-

12b

7.5b

Lettuce

-

-2a

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2c

-

1a

-

Onion

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-8b

-4b

-

-11b

-9c

-6. 2d

Canned fruit

-

-

-50a

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-55c

Apple

-

-

-

-

-

21a

-

-

-

26b

26c

26c

6a

Orange

-

-

-

-

-45a

-15a

-30a

-

-15a

-

-

-32a

-15c

Banana

17a

4a

11b

25c

25c

25c

-

-

19a

15b

19b

19c

5d

Seasonal fruit

             

Berries/Grapes

-

-27a

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Melon

-

-174a

-75a

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  1. Positive values imply that portion size increased across the time period whereas negative values imply a reduction in portion size of the given food occurred.
  2. - Indicates no significant change in portion size occurred.
  3. ap value <0.05.
  4. bp value <0.01.
  5. cp value <0.001.
  6. dp value <0.0001.
  7. 0↑ Change in median portion size was 0, however the Mann Whitney U test found a significant increase in portion size distributions in 2007, when compared to 1995.
  8. 0↓ Change in median portion size was 0, however the Mann Whitney U test found a significant reduction in portion size distributions in 2007, when compared to 1995.