What were the most popular items in the childrens lunchboxes?
The foods found most often in the lunchboxes surveyed were: • ham or cheese sandwiches made with white bread • packet of crisps • chocolate bar or cake Fewer than half the lunchboxes contained a piece of fruit, when they did, apples were the most common, followed by bananas. Food items found in the most lunchboxes included: • sandwiches – ham (found in 27% of lunchboxes), cheese (found in 18%) • crisps (found in 41%).
