Spring and Fall Parent Interviews

Appendix A.4
Food Consumption (FCQ)

*The following items were fielded as part of the ECLS-B Kindergarten ’06 Parent Interview.

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FOOD CONSUMPTION – FCQ

FCQ021
Now I'd like to ask you about {CHILD}'s eating habits and health. The next questions ask about food
{CHILD} ate or drank during the past 7 days. Think about all the meals and snacks {CHILD} had from the
time {he/she} got up until {he/she} went to bed. Be sure to include food {CHILD} ate at home, school,
restaurants, play dates, anywhere else, and over the weekend. Let’s start with the kinds of milk {CHILD}
drinks. Include all types of milk, including cow’s milk, soy milk or any other kind of milk; include the milk
{he/she} drank in a glass or cup, from a carton, or with cereal. Count the half pint of milk served at school
as equal to one glass.
During the past 7 days, how many times did {CHILD} drink milk? Would you say…
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Once a day,
Twice a day,
Three times a day,
Four or more times a day,
One to three times during the past 7 days,
Four to six times during the past 7 days, or
{CHILD} did not drink milk during the past 7 days (FCQ41)

DK Allowed
Refusal Allowed
FCQ037
What kind of milk did {CHILD} usually (most often) drink during the past 7 days?
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WHOLE MILK
2% MILK
SKIM MILK
LOW FAT OR 1% MILK
SOY MILK
BOTH REGULAR COW’S MILK AND SOY MILK
SOME OTHER
SPECIFY OTHER KIND OF MILK: ______________

DK Allowed
Refusal Allowed

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FCQ041
During the past 7 days, how many times did {CHILD} drink 100% fruit juices such as orange
juice, apple juice, or grape juice? Do not count punch, Sunny Delight, Kool-Aid, sports drinks, or
other fruit-flavored drinks.
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1 time per day,
2 times per day,
3 times per day,
4 or more times per day,
1 to 3 times during the past 7 days,
4 to 6 times during the past 7 days, or
{CHILD} did not drink 100% fruit juice during the past 7 days?

DK Allowed
Refusal Allowed
FCQ043
During the past 7 days, how many times did {CHILD} drink soda pop (for example, Coke, Pepsi,
or Mountain Dew), sports drinks (for example, Gatorade), or fruit drinks that are not 100% fruit
juice (for example, Kool-Aid, Sunny Delight, Hi-C, Fruitopia, or Fruitworks)?
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1 time per day,
2 times per day,
3 times per day,
4 or more times per day,
1 to 3 times during the past 7 days,
4 to 6 times during the past 7 days, or
{CHILD} did not drink any during the past 7 days?

DK Allowed
Refusal Allowed
FCQ044
During the past 7 days, how many times did {CHILD} eat fresh fruit, such as apples, bananas,
oranges, berries or other fruit such as applesauce, canned peaches, canned fruit cocktail, frozen
berries, or dried fruit? Do not count fruit juice.
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1 time per day,
2 times per day,
3 times per day,
4 or more times per day,
1 to 3 times during the past 7 days,
4 to 6 times during the past 7 days, or
{CHILD} did not eat fruit during the past 7 days?

DK Allowed
Refusal Allowed

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FCQ045
During the past 7 days, how many times did {CHILD} eat vegetables other than French fries and
other fried potatoes? Include vegetables like those served as a stir fry, soup, or stew, in your
response.
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1 time per day,
2 times per day,
3 times per day,
4 or more times per day,
1 to 3 times during the past 7 days,
4 to 6 times during the past 7 days, or
{CHILD} did not eat vegetables during the past 7 days?

DK Allowed
Refusal Allowed
FCQ046
During the past 7 days, how many times did {CHILD} eat a meal or snack from a fast food
restaurant with no wait service such as McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Kentucky Fried
Chicken, Taco Bell, Wendy’s and so on? Consider both eating out, carry out, and delivery of meals
in your response.
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1 time per day,
2 times per day,
3 times per day,
4 or more times per day,
1 to 3 times during the past 7 days,
4 to 6 times during the past 7 days, or
{CHILD} did not eat food from a fast food restaurant during the past 7 days?

DK Allowed
Refusal Allowed
FCQ047
During the past 7 days, how many times did {CHILD} eat candy (including Fruit Roll-Ups and
similar items), ice cream, cookies, cakes, brownies, or other sweets?
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1 time per day,
2 times per day,
3 times per day,
4 or more times per day,
1 to 3 times during the past 7 days,
4 to 6 times during the past 7 days, or
{CHILD} did not eat any sweets during the past 7 days?

DK Allowed
Refusal Allowed

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FCQ048
During the past 7 days, how many times did {CHILD} eat potato chips, corn chips such as Fritos or
Doritos, Cheetos, pretzels, popcorn, crackers or other salty snack foods?
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1 time per day,
2 times per day,
3 times per day,
4 or more times per day,
1 to 3 times during the past 7 days,
4 to 6 times during the past 7 days, or
{CHILD} did not eat any salty snacks during the past 7 days?

DK Allowed
Refusal Allowed
FCQ050a
Do you have {CHILD} on any special diet?
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YES
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NO (FCQ51)
DK Allowed (FCQ51)
Refusal Allowed (FCQ51)
FCQ050b
What type of diet?
CODE ALL THAT APPLY.
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LOW SATURATED FAT AND CHOLESTEROL
MILK PROTEIN FREE
LACTOSE FREE
GLUTEN RESTRICTED
PEANUT FREE
SHELLFISH FREE
EGG FREE
VEGETARIAN

DK Allowed
Refusal Allowed
FCQ051
During the past 12 months, did {CHILD} take any vitamin or mineral supplements of any
kind?
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YES
NO

DK Allowed
Refusal Allowed

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