Figure 1: Example of child’s one day Food Assessment in School’s Tool diary |
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Figure 2: Child’s one day photographed eating occasions |
Child ID (n=23) |
n= photos (over 4 days) |
Food photos |
Non-food photos |
Unclear images |
Context Clear |
Portion Size estimation Clear |
010 |
20 |
15 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
011 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
012 |
17 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
013 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
014 |
9 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
015 |
16 |
13 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
016 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
017 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
021 |
26 |
16 |
4 |
6 |
5 |
9 |
022 |
17 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
11 |
023 |
13 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
024 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
025 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
026 |
29 |
19 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
12 |
027 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
032 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
034 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
036 |
26 |
22 |
1 |
3 |
18 |
16 |
037 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
041 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
043 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
045 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
049 |
33 |
32 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
27 |
TOTAL |
273 |
204 |
29 |
40 |
60 |
169 |
Table 1: Number and context of photos recorded by children/family over 4 days |
Child ID | Food | Drinks | Context | Portion size estimation | Other | Notes |
022 | Porridge Sandwich wrap Crisps Houmous Crisp bread Filled pasta in sauce Toast and jam Fromage frais Soup Sandwich wrap Fish finger Breaded item Chips Toast and jam Apple Banana Yoghurt Raisins Weetabix and milk Apple Unknown Malteasers |
Milk Liquid in coloured cup |
Home | Clear in 11 of 22 photos | 0 | This child/family provided a good record of the food items given to the child over the 4-day period. They were unusual in that they remembered to photograph snacks as well as meals which many families omitted to do. |
023 | Cereal hoops Banana Pasta with tomato sauce Satsuma Fish and chips Banana Ham sandwich portion Slice of pork and egg pie Potato wedges Crisps Peanuts and raisins Unclear |
None | Café/fish shop Kitchen table |
Clear in 7 of 12 photos | 0 | This child’s example shows a mixture of photographs recorded by the child and the parent/carer. This is the only child who was photographed eating a take-away meal which looks like a café/fish shop, which means the parent/carer remembered to take the camera with them for other eating occasions. |
Table 2: Example of 2 children’s photographic record analysis and types of foods consumed |