Table 3b. Mean Intake of Energy and Mean Contribution (kcal) of Various Foods Among U.S. Females, by Age, NHANES 2005-06
All Females | Age Group (years) | |||||||||||
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2-18 | 2-3 | 4-8 | 9-13 | 14-18 | 19+ | 19-30 | 31-50 | 51-70 | 71+ | |||
Sample Size | 4403 | 1921 | 247 | 468 | 525 | 681 | 2482 | 761 | 779 | 610 | 332 | |
Mean Intake of Energy (kcal) | 1790 | 1796 | 1419 | 1691 | 1903 | 1937 | 1788 | 1957 | 1884 | 1660 | 1487 | |
Ranka | Food Groupb, c | |||||||||||
1 | Grain-based desserts | 121 | 126 | 53 | 117 | 147 | 141 | 120 | 123 | 127 | 105 | 125 |
2 | Yeast breads | 107 | 101 | 64 | 83 | 114 | 120 | 109 | 114 | 98 | 114 | 125 |
3 | Chicken and chicken mixed dishes | 98 | 89 | 54 | 84 | 96 | 101 | 100 | 124 | 116 | 80 | 56 |
4 | Pasta and pasta dishes | 84 | 98 | 97 | 103 | 111 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 88 | 86 | 38 |
5 | Soda/energy/sports drinks | 75 | 88 | 23 | 54 | 90 | 144 | 71 | 125 | 76 | 42 | 29 |
6 | Pizza | 64 | 97 | 38 | 73 | 96 | 144 | 54 | 69 | 71 | 35 | 19 |
7 | Mexican mixed dishes | 59 | 62 | 21 | 41 | 74 | 85 | 58 | 99 | 66 | 37 | 5 |
8 | Dairy desserts | 57 | 65 | 42 | 88 | 71 | 43 | 55 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 80 |
9 | Beef and beef mixed dishes | 49 | 37 | 12 | 31 | 42 | 47 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 53 | 43 |
10 | Potato/corn/other chips | 48 | 67 | 38 | 46 | 77 | 88 | 43 | 58 | 50 | 31 | 20 |
11 | Regular cheese | 44 | 39 | 26 | 35 | 35 | 53 | 45 | 60 | 43 | 40 | 36 |
12 | Reduced fat milk | 44 | 77 | 100 | 81 | 87 | 56 | 34 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 46 |
13 | Candy | 43 | 54 | 43 | 42 | 53 | 71 | 40 | 38 | 50 | 36 | 25 |
14 | Alcoholic beverages | 43 | 3 | - | - | - | 8 | 55 | 59 | 73 | 41 | 21 |
15 | Ready-to-eat cereals | 42 | 54 | 58 | 63 | 52 | 45 | 39 | 51 | 33 | 34 | 49 |
16 | Burgers | 36 | 36 | 19 | 24 | 36 | 54 | 36 | 51 | 38 | 28 | 21 |
17 | Fried white potatoes | 35 | 47 | 29 | 44 | 50 | 53 | 32 | 49 | 34 | 27 | 7 |
18 | Nuts/seeds and nut/seed mixed dishes | 33 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 30 | 22 | 37 | 20 | 43 | 42 | 32 |
19 | Sausage, franks, bacon, and ribs | 32 | 38 | 27 | 40 | 43 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 36 |
20 | Eggs and egg mixed dishes | 32 | 26 | 22 | 27 | 36 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 27 |
21 | Fruit drinks | 30 | 49 | 47 | 49 | 39 | 59 | 25 | 38 | 30 | 14 | 12 |
22 | Rice and rice mixed dishes | 30 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 32 | 21 | 32 | 38 | 38 | 27 | 19 |
23 | Quickbreads | 30 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 35 | 30 | 31 | 43 | 31 |
24 | Soups | 27 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 40 | 27 |
25 | Salad dressing | 27 | 19 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 17 |
26 | Whole milk | 27 | 50 | 87 | 70 | 38 | 27 | 20 | 34 | 22 | 9 | 13 |
27 | Crackers | 24 | 26 | 41 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 25 |
28 | Other fish and fish mixed dishes | 23 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 12 | 27 | 34 | 32 |
30 | Other white potatoes | 21 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 37 |
31 | 100% fruit juice, not orange/grapefruit | 18 | 37 | 107 | 38 | 26 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
33 | Pancakes/waffles/French toast | 15 | 29 | 21 | 37 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
34 | Hot cereal | 15 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 32 |
a: Rank for all females only. Columns for other age groups are ordered by this ranking. The top five food groups for each age group are bolded.
b: Specific foods contributing at least 2% of energy for all females in descending order are listed. Specific foods contributing at least 2% of energy for any given subgroup are then also listed in italics.
c: Specific foods contributing at least 1% of energy for all females in descending order: nuts/seeds and nut/seed mixed dishes; sausage, franks, bacon, and ribs; eggs and egg mixed dishes; fruit drinks; rice and rice mixed dishes; quickbreads; soups; salad dressing; whole milk; crackers; other fish and fish mixed dishes; cold cuts; other white potatoes; and 100% fruit juice, not orange/grapefruit.