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Each of the 26 items on the screener was selected because of its relationship to one or more dietary factors of interest in dietary guidance. This relationship is depicted below.
| Dietary Factor | Food Item |
|---|---|
| Fruits and vegetables (cup equivalents per day) | Fruit |
| Fruit juice | |
| Salad | |
| Fried potatoes | |
| Other potatoes | |
| Dried beans | |
| Other vegetables | |
| Tomato sauce | |
| Salsa | |
| Pizza | |
| Added sugars (tsp equivalents per day) | Soda |
| Fruit drinks | |
| Cookies, cake, pie | |
| Doughnuts | |
| Ice cream | |
| Sugar/honey in coffee/tea | |
| Candy | |
| Cereal and cereal type | |
| Added sugars from sugar-sweetened beverages (tsp equivalents per day) | Soda |
| Fruit drinks | |
| Sugar/honey in coffee/tea | |
| Dairy (cup equivalents per day) | Milk |
| Cheese | |
| Ice cream | |
| Pizza | |
| Whole grains (ounce equivalents per day) | Cereal and cereal type |
| Whole grain bread | |
| Popcorn | |
| Whole grain rice | |
| Calcium (mg) | All or nearly all foods |
| Fiber (gm) | All or nearly all foods |
| Red meat (times per day) | Red meat |
| Processed meat (times per day) | Processed meat |