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Table 2 Fruits and vegetables offered at baseline and post for each pair of salad bar and control schools

From: Impact of school salad bars on fruit and vegetable selection, intake, and waste in Mid-Atlantic elementary schools

 

Baseline

Post

Pair

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Condition

SB

C

SB

C

SB

C

SB

C

SB

C

SB

C

SB

C

SB

C

SB

C

SB

C

SB

C

SB

C

SB

C

SB

C

Vegetables

 Baby carrots, fresh

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

  

x

x

 

x

  

x

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

 Hashbrowns

  

x

x

                        

 Cucumber slices

  

x

x

     

x

      

x

x

 

x

   

x

x

 

x

 

 Broccoli florets, fresh

x

x

 

x

    

x

x

  

x

  

x

x

x

x

 

x

 

x

   

x

x

 Green beans, canned

  

x

 

x

   

x

x

x

        

x

   

x

   

x

 Corn

x

      

x

  

x

x

  

x

      

x

      

 Baked beans

x

x

    

x

x

x

x

x

      

x

     

x

    

 Side salad

 

x

    

x

x

x

   

x

x

       

x

     

x

 Chili beans

    

x

x

         

x

            

 Tomato slices

        

x

        

x

          

 Salad mix

              

x

 

x

 

x

 

x

 

x

 

x

 

x

 

 Grape tomatoes

              

x

 

x

 

x

       

x

 

 Red pepper strips

                

x

   

x

 

x

 

x

   

 Spiral potatoes

       

x

     

x

       

x

   

x

  

 Seasoned sweet potatoes

      

x

 

x

x

             

x

    

 Red beans

                    

x

 

x

     

Fruit

 Pineapple, canned

  

x

x

     

x

  

x

    

x

   

x

 

x

 

x

 

x

 Orange, fresh (sliced, whole)

x

 

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

  

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

 Banana, fresh (halved, whole, sliced)

x

 

x

  

x

x

x

 

x

x

x

 

x

x

  

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

x

 Peaches, canned

  

x

     

x

 

x

 

x

        

x

     

x

 Apple slices, fresh

x

x

    

x

x

      

x

x

x

 

x

x

x

x

x

 

x

 

x

 

 Pear slices, fresh

                  

x

   

x

 

x

   

 Pears, canned

x

x

   

x

                      

 Applesauce

    

x

     

x

      

x

          

 Mandarin oranges, canned

      

x

x

   

x

   

x

     

x

 

x

   

x

 Apple, fresh (whole, sliced)

     

x

 

x

x

x

       

x

       

x

  

 Grapes

                

x

     

x

 

x

   

 Cranberry sauce

         

x

                  
  1. At baseline, all schools served pre-portioned fruits and vegetables (FV). At post, salad bar (SB) schools served all FV on the salad bar and control (C) schools continued to serve pre-portioned FVs on the lunch line. Pairs were rated on the same day