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Diet and Health: Food Consumption and Nutrient Intake Tables

Food Consumption

Tables 7 and 8 show data for children ages 2-18, corresponding to tables 5 and 6 for all individuals.

Table 7: Food consumption at different locations: Children ages 2-18
Item All food Home Restaurant Fast food School Others
 
Per day
All children
Food energy (kcal) 1932 1305 74 210 171 172
Added-sugar (teaspoons) 23.08 15.60 0.85 2.37 1.42 2.84
Discretionary fat (grams) 54.88 34.98 2.46 6.99 5.58 4.87
Soft drinks, tea, etc. (ounces) 17.46 11.44 0.81 2.45 0.54 2.22
Total grains (servings) 6.89 4.72 0.24 0.82 0.55 0.56
Whole grains (servings) 0.96 0.81 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.07
Nonwhole grains (servings) 5.93 3.91 0.23 0.80 0.50 0.49
Vegetables (servings) 2.60 1.47 0.14 0.51 0.28 0.20
  Dark green/deep yellow (servings) 0.18 0.15 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01
Tomatoes (servings) 0.39 0.24 0.02 0.06 0.04 0.03
Potatoes: Fried (servings) 0.82 0.26 0.05 0.34 0.12 0.04
Potatoes: Others (servings) 0.33 0.25 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.04
Others (servings) 0.87 0.58 0.05 0.09 0.08 0.07
Fruit group (servings) 1.63 1.30 0.03 0.02 0.17 0.12
Dairy group (servings) 1.96 1.38 0.05 0.14 0.29 0.11
  Milk (servings) 1.47 1.11 0.02 0.03 0.24 0.07
Meat group (ounces lean cooked) 3.88 2.59 0.19 0.49 0.28 0.32
Boys
Food energy (kcal) 2145 1451 79 244 190 181
Added-sugar (teaspoons) 25.58 17.51 0.85 2.73 1.48 3.01
Discretionary fat (grams) 61.05 39.00 2.63 8.09 6.30 5.03
Soft drinks, tea, etc. (ounces) 19.73 12.92 0.79 2.90 0.51 2.62
Total grains (servings) 7.66 5.25 0.27 0.97 0.60 0.57
  Whole grains (servings) 1.06 0.91 0.01 0.03 0.05 0.06
Nonwhole grains (servings) 6.60 4.33 0.26 0.95 0.55 0.51
Vegetables (servings) 2.81 1.55 0.14 0.58 0.31 0.22
  Dark green/deep yellow (servings) 0.18 0.15 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.01
Tomatoes (servings) 0.44 0.26 0.02 0.07 0.05 0.03
Potatoes: Fried (servings) 0.91 0.26 0.05 0.40 0.14 0.06
Potatoes: Others (servings) 0.38 0.28 0.01 0.01 0.03 0.04
Others (servings) 0.90 0.60 0.05 0.09 0.08 0.08
Fruit group (servings) 1.66 1.32 0.03 0.02 0.17 0.12
Dairy group (servings) 2.20 1.55 0.05 0.15 0.34 0.11
  Milk (servings) 1.64 1.24 0.02 0.03 0.27 0.08
Meat group (ounces lean cooked) 4.39 2.91 0.21 0.58 0.32 0.37
Girls
Food energy (kcal) 1709 1153.00 69.00 174.00 151.00 162.00
Added-sugar (teaspoons) 20.47 13.61 0.84 1.99 1.36 2.67
Discretionary fat (grams) 48.42 30.77 2.28 5.84 4.83 4.71
Soft drinks, tea, etc. (ounces) 15.07 9.89 0.83 1.97 0.58 1.81
Total grains (servings) 6.09 4.17 0.21 0.66 0.49 0.56
  Whole grains (servings) 0.86 0.71 0.01 0.02 0.05 0.08
Nonwhole grains (servings) 5.22 3.46 0.21 0.64 0.44 0.48
Vegetables (servings) 2.38 1.39 0.14 0.44 0.24 0.17
  Dark green/deep yellow (servings) 0.19 0.14 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.02
Tomatoes (servings) 0.35 0.22 0.02 0.05 0.04 0.02
Potatoes: Fried (servings) 0.73 0.26 0.05 0.28 0.10 0.03
Potatoes: Others (servings) 0.28 0.22 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.03
Others (servings) 0.83 0.55 0.06 0.09 0.07 0.06
Fruit group (servings) 1.59 1.27 0.03 0.02 0.16 0.12
Dairy group (servings) 1.71 1.20 0.05 0.12 0.25 0.10
  Milk (servings) 1.29 0.96 0.02 0.03 0.20 0.07
Meat group (ounces lean cooked) 3.34 2.26 0.17 0.40 0.24 0.28
 
Source: 1994-96 CFSII, daily intake, 2 day averages.

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