3. Results
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A total of 361 families were recruited. Of these, 342 completed the baseline data collection. Most families (70.2%) had two or three children and one adult other than the participating parent (53.2%) living at home. The number of weekday evening meals eaten at home varied from two to five (88.3%), while most children (87.7%) ate at least one meal per week at a restaurant. Most parents (65.2%) had a college degree or higher education but had an annual income of USD 60,000 (60.5%) or lower. Somewhat more children (53.2%) received a free/reduced-price lunch at school (indicating lower income), while most children (64.3%) had a TV in the room where they slept.A significant negative correlation was found between the HEI whole fruit component score and the hours of reported media at baseline (r = −0.2178, No significant effects were observed for the randomized group x time interaction or for group or time effects with any HEI score using the GEE models. Day type was found to be significant for the HEI total score and each component with higher quality for weekdays than weekends. Associations were observed among the covariates tested. Intake of free/reduced-price lunch was significantly associated with a small increase in the HEI total score (beta coefficient (SE) = 1.0350 (0.0001), 