Frequency of consumption of food item at least 4 times per week | Percentage of children in | Frequency of consumption of food item at least 4 times per week | Percentage of children in | ||
Lowest quintile of “junk food” (%) | Highest quintile of “junk food” (%) | Lowest quintile of “junk food” (%) | Highest quintile of “junk food” (%) | ||
Crispy coated chicken/turkey | 1.2 | 16.7 | Sausages/burgers | 0.2 | 3.7 |
Oven/fried chips | 0.4 | 18.4 | Pizza | 0.1 | 3.5 |
Crisps | 12.8 | 71.0 | Baked beans | 2.1 | 13.0 |
Ice cream | 0.7 | 29.9 | Tinned pasta | 1.2 | 14.6 |
Cake | 4.8 | 29.5 | Pasta | 9.7 | 7.2 |
Chocolate coated biscuits | 7.1 | 52.5 | Rice | 0.2 | 0.1 |
Biscuits | 22.6 | 65.9 | Fresh citrus fruit | 6.5 | 8.4 |
Chocolate bars | 3.6 | 46.2 | Other fresh fruit | 20.7 | 19.3 |
Sweets | 1.3 | 34.5 | Green leafy vegetables* | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Cola/Other fizzy drinks | 3.0 | 33.6 | Other green vegetables† | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Ice lollies | 0.2 | 22.9 | Carrots | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Milk-based puddings | 2.0 | 15.6 | Other root vegetables‡ | 0.1 | 0.2 |
*Cabbage, brussel sprouts, spinach, broccoli and other dark green leafy vegetables
†Other green vegetables (cauliflower, runner beans, leeks, okra, courgettes, etc.)
‡Other root vegetables (turnip, swede, parsnip, etc.)