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Trends In Snacking Among U.S. Children
Carmen Piernas1 and
Barry M. Popkin2,*
1 Carmen Piernas is a predoctoral student at the Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
2 Barry M. Popkin (popkin{at}unc.edu) is a professor of nutrition at the Carolina Population Center and director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Obesity, University of North Carolina.
Nationally representative surveys of food intake in U.S. children show large increases in snacking between the 1989–91 to 1994–98 and 1994–98 to 2003–06 periods. Childhood snacking trends are moving toward three snacks per day, and more than 27 percent of children’s daily calories are coming from snacks. The largest increases have been in salty snacks and candy. Desserts and sweetened beverages remain the major sources of calories from snacks.
Key Words: Snacking Trends • Food Consumption • U.S. Dietary Surveys • U.S. Children • Energy Intake
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