2.2.9 Percentage of First Nations children aged 12 to 17 years living in First Nations communities who consume specific food items by frequency of consumption, Canada, 2008/2010
| Sweets | Fast food | Soft drinks or pop | Juice | Water | Bread, pasta, rice, and other grains | Fruit | Vegetables | Protien | Milk and milk products | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than once a day | 71.7 | 82.5 | 46.8 | 20.4 | 10.7 | 21 | 32.8 | 44 | 28.6 | 32.4 |
| Once a day | 17.3 | 11 | 27.4 | 24.1 | 17 | 35.9 | 29.3 | 32 | 39.5 | 34.9 |
| Several times a day | 10.9 | 6.5 | 25.9 | 55.4 | 72.3 | 43.1 | 38 | 24 | 31.9 | 32.7 |
Source: CICH graphic created using data adapted from the First Nations Regional Longitudinal Health Survey (RHS) 2008/10, National report on adults, youth and children living in First Nations Communities.
The majority of of First Nations youth have have sweets and fast food less than once a day. The majority also to eat milk and milk products and grains daily to several times a day.
In 2008/2010, 33% of First Nations youth aged 12 to 17 years living in First Nations communities ate milk and milk products several times a day. 35% ate them once a day and 32% do so less than once a day.
24% eat vegetables several times a day, 32% ate them once a day and the majority, 44%, ate them less than once a day.
43% eat bread, pasta, rice and other grains several times a day while 36% ate them once a day. Only 21% ate them less than once a day.
More than a quarter, 26% of First Nations children and youth drink soft drinks or pop more than once a day, a further 27% drink it once a day. 47% drink pop or soft drinks less than once a day.