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Table 1 Serving size and nutrient content of restaurant kids’ meal combinations as served

From: Kids’ meals from Canadian chain restaurants are exceedingly high in calories, fats, and sodium: a cross-sectional study

 

Sit-down restaurant meals (n = 2420)

Fast-food restaurant meals (n = 815)

 
 

Mean ± SEa

Min

25th

50th

75th

Max

Mean ± SEa

Min

25th

50th

75th

Max

p-value*

Serving Size (g)

628 ± 2

363

545

611

697

1041

562 ± 6

175

424

538

646

1055

na

Calories (kcal)

846 ± 4

414

718

818

970

1791

737 ± 7

260

610

712

835

1229

<0.0001

Fat (g)

33 ± 0.3

4.5

24

31

41

81.9

26 ± 0.4

3.1

18

25

32

57

<0.0001

Saturated fat (g)

12 ± 0.1

1

7

11

16

41

8 ± 0.2

0.7

5

8

10

25

<0.0001

Trans Fat (g)

0.6 ± 0.0

0

0.2

0.4

0.8

2.7

0.3 ± 0.0

0

0

0.3

0.5

1.4

0.0001

Sodium (mg)

1248 ± 10

136

914

1185

1545

2861

1230 ± 17

325

887

1146

1447

2820

0.3600

Fibre (g)

5 ± 0.1

0

4

5

7

17.2

6 ± 0.1

1

3.9

4.6

8

12

0.0016

  1. Data represents weighted means for kids’ meals consisting of an entrée, side dish, beverage and when applicable, dessert
  2. *Mean values between sit-down and fast-food restaurant chains differed significantly, p < 0.05
  3. a SE Standard Error, standard errors were reported because data is weighted
  4. na Not applicable. Serving sizes were not compared because this data includes beverages, and thus, the gram weight of the meal does not reflect portion sizes