TABLE 2-11, Trends in Food Consumption from Selected Food Groups: Mean Intakes for U.S Women, 20 Years and Older, NHANES 2005–2012 - Review of WIC Food Packages

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TABLE 2-11Trends in Food Consumption from Selected Food Groups: Mean Intakes for U.S Women, 20 Years and Older, NHANES 2005–2012

Food Group	Mean Intake Per Day				Percent Change from Before to After the 2009 FP Changes (2007–2008 to 2011–2012)^b
Food Group	2005–2006^a	2007–2008	2009–2010	2011–2012
Total fruit (c-eq)	0.88	0.92	1.06	0.96	4
Total vegetables (c-eq)	1.48	1.42	1.46	1.51	6
Whole grains (oz-eq)	0.67	0.68	0.81	0.91	34
Refined grains (oz-eq)	4.87	4.71	4.75	4.92	4
Seafood low omega-3 (oz-eq)	0.43	0.31	0.46	0.39	26
Seafood high omega-3 (oz-eq)	0.16	0.12	0.15	0.12	0
Eggs (oz-eq)	0.42	0.41	0.43	0.43	5
Soy products (oz-eq)	0.06	0.10	0.08	0.07	−30
Nuts and seeds (oz-eq)	0.54	0.54	0.58	0.69	28
Total protein foods (oz-eq)	4.89	4.72	4.87	4.82	2
Milk (c-eq)	0.85	0.75	0.78	0.70	−7
Cheese (c-eq)	0.59	0.57	0.63	0.63	11
Yogurt (c-eq)	0.06	0.06	0.08	0.07	17
Total dairy (c-eq)	1.51	1.41	1.50	1.43	1
Oils (g-eq)	19.20	19.06	19.92	22.83	20
Solid fat (g-eq)	33.94	33.02	30.84	30.64	−7
Added sugars (tsp-eq)	14.83	15.80	15.24	15.37	−3

: NOTES: c-eq = cup-equivalents; FP = food package; g-eq = gram-equivalents; oz-eq = ounce-equivalents; tsp-eq = teaspoon-equivalents.
a: During this time period, the revised food packages were conceived by the Institute of Medicine committee (see IOM, 2006).
b: The direction of these changes varies if different sets of survey years are compared. The changes are not associated with the WIC food packages.
: SOURCES: USDA/ARS, 2005–2012; USDA/ARS, 2014.

From: 2, The WIC Program: Changes Since the Last Review and Continuing Challenges

Review of WIC Food Packages: Improving Balance and Choice: Final Report.

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review WIC Food Packages.

Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2017 May 1.

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