TABLE J-62Food Group Intake Distributions of Pregnant WIC-Participating Women Ages 19 to 50 Years, NHANES 2005–2012

Food GroupNPercentiles and Mean (SE)Recommended Intake% Below Recommended Intake (SE)
10th25thMedianMean75th90th
Total fruit (c-eq/d)1010.24 (0.19)0.57 (0.18)1.23 (0.16)1.73 (0.15)2.34 (0.20)3.83 (0.34)2.0069.05 (6.60)
  Whole fruit (c-eq/d)750.11 (0.17)0.27 (0.17)0.65 (0.17)1.14 (0.16)1.41 (0.20)2.68 (0.33)1.0064.38 (12.08)
  Fruit juice (c-eq/d)540.14 (0.05)0.30 (0.07)0.59 (0.10)0.72 (0.10)0.98 (0.15)1.47 (0.23)1.0075.76 (7.11)
Total vegetables (c-eq/d)1220.62 (0.13)0.91 (0.11)1.33 (0.09)1.44 (0.08)1.84 (0.11)2.39 (0.18)3.5098.93 (0.28)
  Dark green vegetables (c-eq/wk)50.09 (0.19)0.20 (0.19)0.44 (0.19)0.66 (0.18)0.88 (0.27)1.50 (0.56)2.5097.41 (3.65)
  Total red and orange vegetables (c-eq/wk)940.91 (0.17)1.45 (0.19)2.32 (0.21)2.73 (0.22)3.55 (0.29)5.05 (0.46)7.0097.02 (1.51)
  Beans and peas Computed as vegetables (c-eq/wk)9NANANANANANA2.50NA
  Total starchy vegetables (c-eq/wk)461.25 (0.38)2.36 (0.58)4.72 (0.98)7.72 (1.71)9.32 (1.93)17.03 (4.04)7.0065.16 (8.02)
  Other vegetables (c-eq/wk)940.61 (0.33)1.22 (0.36)2.41 (0.39)3.29 (0.39)4.37 (0.50)7.07 (0.79)5.5083.07 (4.81)
Total grains (oz-eq/d)1384.92 (0.45)6.11 (0.38)7.62 (0.35)7.84 (0.35)9.32 (0.45)11.03 (0.67)9.0071.00 (5.61)
  Whole grains (oz-eq/d)460.34 (0.11)0.56 (0.10)0.83 (0.12)0.85 (0.11)1.11 (0.16)1.35 (0.22)4.50100.00 (0.01)
  Refined grains (oz-eq/d)1384.46 (0.36)5.52 (0.31)6.86 (0.32)7.06 (0.33)8.39 (0.43)9.92 (0.63)4.5010.42 (3.87)
Total protein foods (oz-eq/d)1372.97 (0.39)3.90 (0.3205.10 (0.26)5.30 (0.25)6.48 (0.28)7.88 (0.40)6.5075.30 (5.08)
  Meat, poultry, and eggs (not seafood) (oz-eq/wk)13517.28 (2.20)22.55 (1.94)29.33 (1.65)30.38 (1.55)37.06 (1.78)44.81 (2.53)31.0056.08 (5.41)
  Seafood (oz-eq/wk)50.12 (1.07)0.69 (1.22)2.85 (1.27)5.47 (1.24)7.53 (2.17)14.27 (5.01)10.0082.14 (8.73)
  Nuts, seeds, and soy (oz-eq/wk)230.12 (0.18)0.51 (0.34)1.60 (0.51)2.34 (0.53)3.38 (0.91)5.55 (1.38)5.0087.21 (6.61)
Total dairy (c-eq/d)1321.18 (0.21)1.58 (0.15)2.10 (0.11)2.21 (0.10)2.73 (0.16)3.38 (0.29)3.0082.49 (6.88)
Oils (g-eq/d)1299.81 (1.56)14.08 (1.40)20.11 (1.33)21.79 (1.34)27.66 (1.70)35.84 (2.53)34.0087.57 (3.74)
% Above Recommended Intake (SE)
Solid fats (g-eq/d)13722.36 (3.31)29.68 (2.50)39.14 (1.77)40.68 (1.71)50.00 (2.19)60.98 (3.60)<28.976.87 (6.17)
Added sugars (g-eq/d)13434.83 (6.27)56.38 (6.08)88.89 (6.34)100.02 (6.53)131.45 (8.28)179.20 (11.94)<6568.27 (5.08)

NOTES: N = 139. The reference food intake pattern used was 2,600 kcals, which was approximately the calculated EER for pregnant women in NHANES 2005–2012. See additional notes following Table J-74.

From: Appendix J, Nutrient and Food Intake of WIC Subgroups: Analytical Methods and Results

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