TABLE J-71Food Group Intake Distributions of WIC-Participating Children Ages 2 to Less Than 5 Years, NHANES 2005–2008

Food GroupNPercentiles and Mean (SE)Recommended Intake% Below Recommended Intake (SE)
10th25thMedianMean75th90th
Total fruit (c-eq/d)3350.48 (0.09)0.81 (0.07)1.35 (0.05)1.57 (0.05)2.09 (0.07)2.94 (0.13)1.2545.45 (4.92)
  Fruit juice (c-eq/d)2590.16 (0.07)0.33 (0.06)0.67 (0.05)0.94 (0.05)1.25 (0.07)2.05 (0.15)0.62547.34 (6.36)
  Whole fruit (c-eq/d)2090.12 (0.06)0.26 (0.06)0.56 (0.05)0.88 (0.05)1.12 (0.07)1.98 (0.14)0.62554.17 (5.75)
Total vegetables (c-eq/d)3470.28 (0.05)0.43 (0.04)0.64 (0.02)0.71 (0.03)0.91 (0.04)1.22 (0.08)1.595.93 (0.99)
  Dark green vegetables (c-eq/wk)120.02 (0.02)0.05 (0.03)0.12 (0.03)0.19 (0.03)0.25 (0.04)0.45 (0.09)198.63 (1.20)
  Total red and orange vegetables (c-eq/wk)2180.40 (0.14)0.69 (0.12)1.24 (0.10)1.63 (0.10)2.12 (0.13)3.33 (0.24)387.23 (2.60)
  Beans and peas Computed as vegetables (c-eq/wk)260.05 (0.03)0.13 (0.05)0.33 (0.05)0.50 (0.04)0.68 (0.06)1.18 (0.13)0.564.54 (3.55)
  Total starchy vegetables (c-eq/wk)1490.70 (0.27)1.28 (0.30)2.46 (0.33)3.79 (0.43)4.67 (0.53)8.21 (1.18)3.564.40 (5.28)
  Other vegetables (c-eq/wk)1910.30 (0.09)0.59 (0.11)1.21 (0.13)1.90 (0.16)2.37 (0.20)4.21 (0.41)2.576.77 (2.98)
Total grains (oz-eq/d)3982.52 (0.21)3.25 (0.15)4.18 (0.10)4.32 (0.10)5.24 (0.15)6.30 (0.25)4.558.41 (5.16)
  Whole grains (oz-eq/d)1600.16 (0.02)0.25 (0.02)0.38 (0.02)0.43 (0.03)0.55 (0.04)0.75 (0.06)2.2599.99 (0.01)
  Refined grains (oz-eq/d)3932.20 (0.24)2.89 (0.16)3.77 (0.10)3.91 (0.10)4.78 (0.16)5.80 (0.28)2.2510.81 (2.09)
Total protein foods (oz-eq/d)3781.69 (0.20)2.23 (0.13)2.93 (0.08)3.05 (0.08)3.75 (0.14)4.57 (0.26)3.568.46 (7.15)
  Meat, poultry, and eggs (not seafood) (oz-eq/wk)36510.22 (1.02)13.56 (0.68)17.95 (0.51)18.76 (0.55)23.08 (0.98)28.33 (1.70)16.541.65 (4.60)
  Seafood (oz-eq/wk)60.14 (0.18)0.33 (0.19)0.68 (0.15)0.90 (0.09)1.24 (0.16)1.97 (0.45)599.79 (0.68)
  Nuts, seeds, and soy (oz-eq/wk)590.18 (0.08)0.43 (0.12)1.05 (0.22)1.81 (0.29)2.28 (0.40)4.26 (0.74)2.577.57 (4.98)
Total dairy (c-eq/d)3941.09 (0.13)1.49 (0.08)2.00 (0.06)2.10 (0.06)2.61 (0.10)3.24 (0.17)2.571.09 (7.80)
Oils (g-eq/d)3825.44 (0.73)7.88 (0.53)11.37 (0.41)12.41 (0.46)15.80 (0.76)20.67 (1.35)1779.81 (5.10)
% Above Recommended Intake (SE)
Solid fats (g-eq/d)40118.38 (0.98)22.61 (0.73)27.90 (0.68)28.61 (0.72)33.84 (1.06)39.75 (1.63)<14.497.36 (0.43)
Added sugars (g-eq/d)39828.76 (3.03)39.95 (2.31)55.35 (1.83)59.10 (1.87)74.14 (2.76)94.15 (4.62)<32.585.62 (2.29)

NOTES: N = 402. The reference food intake pattern used was 1,300 kcals. 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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