Calorie Labeling in a Rural Middle School Influences Food Selection: Findings from Community-Based Participatory Research

Table 1

Changes in calorie and fat consumption.

Meal	Kcal consumed Per student		Grams fat consumed per student
	Prelabel	Postlabel	Prelabel	Postlabel
1	740	766	26.0	27.2
2	725	602	28.3	23.5
3	596	576	16.3	16.2
4	807	748	34.0	30.9
6	819	672	24.6	20.8
7	669	662	27.6	26.9
8	570	545	17.1	16.2
9	430	441	11.7	13.1
10	745	767	27.9	28.5
11	711	617	23.5	20.0
12	617	579	19.7	17.0
13	773	745	33.4	31.4
14	689	641	25.1	22.5
15	559	467	17.8	13.4
16	868	737	23.6	17.2
17	366	363	13.4	12.1
Average	668  ±  138	621  ±  122	23.1  ±  6.6	21.1  ±  6.4
Kcal/student			Total Fat g/student
Mean difference = −47			Mean difference = −2.1
Std. Dev of difference = 14			Std. Dev of difference = 0.6
95% CI = −77 to −18			95% CI = −3.3 to −0.9
P = 0.0040			P = 0.0025

No consumption data were reported for any entrees on 2/8/2010. This menu served on dates 1/11/2010 and 2/8/2010 was excluded from the analysis (day 5).