Food Consumption
Table 3 compares reported consumption in 1994-96 with Pyramid
recommendations. On average, individuals did not meet the recommendation
for any of the five food groups. Vegetable consumption was below
the recommendation by 11 percent, and consumption of fruits amounted
to only 59 percent of the recommendation.
| Table 3—Average daily consumption
of five food groups as a percentage of recommended servings |
| Age and gender |
Grain |
Vegetable |
Fruit |
Dairy |
Meat |
| |
Percent |
| All individuals ages 2 and older |
84 |
89 |
59 |
65 |
82 |
| Males |
89 |
92 |
54 |
75 |
96 |
| Females |
80 |
85 |
64 |
55 |
69 |
| Children ages 2-18 |
88 |
70 |
65 |
79 |
68 |
| Males |
93 |
71 |
63 |
88 |
74 |
| Females |
84 |
69 |
67 |
71 |
61 |
| Seniors ages 60 and older |
78 |
94 |
79 |
39 |
78 |
| Males |
83 |
99 |
75 |
44 |
88 |
| Females |
75 |
91 |
81 |
35 |
70 |
| |
| Source: CSFII 1994-96, 2 days. |
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