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Cookies and cheese puffs also ranked as the top two items purchased by children. Twenty-six of
the 33 respondents (82%) listed cookies among their top (5) items purchased by children (Table
##), with these items representing 21% of the 137 products listed (Table ##). Cheese puffs were
listed by 24 respondents (73%) and made up 18% of the items listed as the most commonly
purchased by children. One peanut-based food – bread (or, in one case, cassava) with peanut butter
– was among the top 10 non-staple foods purchased by children. It was listed at 7 of the 33 (21%)
and accounted for 5% of the listed items.
Table A8-4: Top 10 non-staples bought by children
Stores listing
Food item
item (N= 33)
Cookies 27
Cheese puffs 24
Hard candy 22
Lollipops 16
Chewing gum 9
Bread and peanut butter 7
Chocolate 3
Cornflakes 3
Milk 3
Caramels 3
Table A8-5: Top 10 non-staples bought by children
Food item
% (N=131)
Cookies 21%
Cheese puffs 18%
Hard candy 17%
Lollipops 12%
Chewing gum 7%
Bread and peanut butter 5%
Chocolate 2%
Cornflakes 2%
Milk 2%
Caramels 2%
Fortified food for babies
The top fortified foods for babies sold by respondents were processed baby food, which was sold
in 25 of the 33 stores (75.76%) and accounted for 40.98% of the items listed (Tables X and Y).