Older Australians can adhere to a traditional Mediterranean style diet over two weeks: a pilot dietary intervention study

Table 5 Answers to question one, ‘Ease of adherence to the Mediterranean Diet’, from the Feasibility Survey

Response options^a	Mean ± SD^b
This diet was very different to my normal diet	2.6 ± 1.3
This diet offered a wide variety of food choices for meals and snacks	2.2 ± 1.1
This diet was expensive	2.5 ± 1.2
It was easy to find everything I needed to when shopping for this diet	1.4 ± 1.0
The recipes were easy to follow and make	1.9 ± 0.9
It took a long time to prepare foods	3.3 ± 1.3
Other household members were a barrier to adhering to the diet because they have different needs	4.0 ± 1.1
The foods tasted good	1.9 ± 1.2
Overall it was easy to adhere to this diet	2.2 ± 1.3

^aRespondents could select the extent to which they agreed with the statement, ranging from 1 (strong agreement) to 5 (strong disagreement)
^bResponses of less than 2.5 indicate agreement with the statement

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