Table 4: Food consumption pattern of the respondents.

Foods

Daily

N          %

Weekly

N           %

Monthly

N          %

Never

N            %

Total

N            %

Rice

79            79.0

21            21.0

00            00.0

00            00.0

100        100.0

Agidi

15            15.2

25            25.3  

30            30.3

29            29.3

 99         100.0

Bread

62            62.0

37            37.0

01            01.0

00            00.0

100        100.0

Oat

12            12.0

13            13.0

18            18.0

57            57.0

100        100.0

Cornflakes

24            24.2

22            22.2

38            38.4

15            15.2

99          100.0

Indomie

60            60.6

31            31.3

08            08.1

00            00.0

99          100.0

Pap

29            29.6

55            56.1   

14            14.3

00            00.0

98          100.0

Spaghetti

32            32.0

32            32.0

30            30.0

06            06.0

100        100.0

Custard

21            21.9

25            26.0

17            17.7

33            34.4

96          100.0

Orange

64            64.0

24            24.0

12            12.0

00            00.0

100        100.0

Banana

69            69.0

28            28.0

03            03.0

00            00.0

100        100.0

Pineapple

66           66.0

19            19.0

15            15.0

00            00.0

100        100.0

Pawpaw

58           58.0

23            23.0

15            15.0

04            04.0

100        100.0

Waterleaf

24           24.0

59            59.0

16            16.0

01            01.0

100        100.0

Okro

42            42.4

55            55.6

02            02.0

00            00.0

99          100.0

Yam

39            39.0

46            46.0

13            13.0

02            02.0

100        100.0

Cassava

73            73.0

17            17.0

08            08.0

02            02.0

100        100.0

Plantain

43            43.4

50            50.5

06            06.1

00            00.0

 99         100.0

Potatoes

26            26.3

25            25.3

40            40.4

08            08.1

 99         100.0

Soyabean

36            36.4

39            39.4

19            19.2

05            05.1

 99         100.0

Beans

69            69.0

27            27.0

04            04.0

00            00.0

100        100.0

Groundnut

26            26.3

36            36.4

27            27.3

10            10.1

 99         100.0

Akara bean

32            32.0

44            44.0

24            24.0

00            00.0

100        100.0

Poultry

18            21.7

46            55.4

19            22.9

00            00.0

 83         100.0

Egg

59            59.0

22            22.0

19            19.0

00            00.0

100        100.0

Fish

90            90.0

10            10.0

00            00.0

00            00.0

100        100.0

Milk

82            82.0

17            17.0

01            01.0

00            00.0

100        100.0

Yoghurt

11            11.0

35            35.0

23            23.0

31            31.0

100        100.0

Ice cream

14            14.0

55            55.0

27            27.0

04            04.0

100        100.0

Honey

09              9.0

40            40.0

30            30.0

21            21.0

100        100.0

Sugar

67            68.4

25            25.5

06            06.1

00            00.0

98          100.0