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. 2023 Mar 2;12:e41443. doi: 10.2196/41443

Table 2.

Items for evaluating food consumption and food waste.

Name and item Answer options
How many servings of the following food groups have you consumed today?

Red or processed meat (1) 0 servings, (2) 0.5 servings, (3) 1 serving, (4) 1.5 servings, (5) 2 servings, (6) 2.5 servings, (7) 3 servings, (8) 3.5 servings, (9) 4 servings, (10) 4.5 servings, (11) 5 servings, and (12) more than 5 servings

White meat, fish or eggs (1) 0 servings, (2) 0.5 servings, (3) 1 serving, (4) 1.5 servings, (5) 2 servings, (6) 2.5 servings, (7) 3 servings, (8) 3.5 servings, (9) 4 servings, (10) 4.5 servings, (11) 5 servings, and (12) more than 5 servings

Dairy products (1) 0 servings, (2) 0.5 servings, (3) 1 serving, (4) 1.5 servings, (5) 2 servings, (6) 2.5 servings, (7) 3 servings, (8) 3.5 servings, (9) 4 servings, (10) 4.5 servings, (11) 5 servings, and (12) more than 5 servings

Legumes (1) 0 servings, (2) 0.5 servings, (3) 1 serving, (4) 1.5 servings, (5) 2 servings, (6) 2.5 servings, (7) 3 servings, (8) 3.5 servings, (9) 4 servings, (10) 4.5 servings, (11) 5 servings, and (12) more than 5 servings

Fruits or vegetables (1) 0 servings, (2) 0.5 servings, (3) 1 serving, (4) 1.5 servings, (5) 2 servings, (6) 2.5 servings, (7) 3 servings, (8) 3.5 servings, (9) 4 servings, (10) 4.5 servings, (11) 5 servings, and (12) more than 5 servings

Nuts or seeds (1) 0 servings, (2) 0.5 servings, (3) 1 serving, (4) 1.5 servings, (5) 2 servings, (6) 2.5 servings, (7) 3 servings, (8) 3.5 servings, (9) 4 servings, (10) 4.5 servings, (11) 5 servings, and (12) more than 5 servings

Sugary, salty and ultraprocessed foods (1) 0 servings, (2) 0.5 servings, (3) 1 serving, (4) 1.5 servings, (5) 2 servings, (6) 2.5 servings, (7) 3 servings, (8) 3.5 servings, (9) 4 servings, (10) 4.5 servings, (11) 5 servings, and (12) more than 5 servings

Alcoholic drinks (1) 0 servings, (2) 0.5 servings, (3) 1 serving, (4) 1.5 servings, (5) 2 servings, (6) 2.5 servings, (7) 3 servings, (8) 3.5 servings, (9) 4 servings, (10) 4.5 servings, (11) 5 servings, and (12) more than 5 servings

Sodas, juices, energy drinks, etc (1) 0 servings, (2) 0.5 servings, (3) 1 serving, (4) 1.5 servings, (5) 2 servings, (6) 2.5 servings, (7) 3 servings, (8) 3.5 servings, (9) 4 servings, (10) 4.5 servings, (11) 5 servings, and (12) more than 5 servings
What proportion of the cereals you have eaten today are whole grains?

Whole grains Scale 0-100: 0=no whole grains at all and 100=all cereals I ate were whole grains
What proportion of the oils and fats you have added to your food today is virgin or extra virgin olive oil?

Virgin or extra virgin olive oil? Scale 0-100: 0=no virgin olive oil at all and 100=all the added fat I consumed were virgin/extra virgin olive oil
Have you wasted food today? It includes foods that you discard for different reasons: expired foods, that have gone bad, leftovers both at home and in restaurants...

Food waste 1=yes and 2=no
Do you want to comment or clarify any point? If you want to report any food that you have consumed that is not collected in the questionnaire, please, indicate the amount consumed as well.

Comment or clarification Open question