Table 1.

Description of food groups (Study of Cardiovascular Risk in Adolescents – ERICA, Brazil, 2013–2014)

Food groups	Food group description
Healthy food markers
Bean	Beans, Meals With Beans, Mixed Beans
Cereals	Oats, Cereal Flakes, Breakfast Cereal, Cereal Mix
Chicken	Poultry Meat and Poultry Dishes
Corn	Corn, Corn Meals and Mixed Corn
Egg	Chicken Eggs, Quail Eggs and Omelette
Fish	Fish, Seafood and Fish Dishes
Fruit	All the Fruits and Fruit Salad
Fruit Juices	100 % Natural Fruit Juice, Flavoured Juices and Coconut Water
Legume	Peas, Soya, Lentil, Chickpeas
Manioc	Manioc, Cassava, Products, Flour
Meats	Meat, Barbecue, Viscera and Meat Dishes
Milk and dairy products	Fluid Milk, Powdered Milk, Porridge, Yogurt
Nuts	Peanut, Chestnuts, Coco
Potato	Potato, Mashed Potato, Mayonnaise Salad
Soups	Broth, Vegetable Soups, Meats and Spaghetti
Tubers	Sweet Potato, Cassava, Macaxeira, Mushroom
Vegetables	Lettuce, Beet, Tomato, Onion, Garlic, Vinaigrette
Unhealthy food markers
Bread	White bread, Whole Grain Bread, and Toast.
Cake	Cakes, Sweet Wafers, Cereal Bars
Cheese	Cheeses in General
Chocolate	Brazilian Typical Candy (“Brigadeiro”), Chocolate Flavoured Milk, Chocolate Bar, and Food Supplement
Coffee	Coffee, Tea, Cappuccino, Brazilian Regional Drink (“Chimarrão”)
Crackers	Salty Crackers, Potato Sticks and Chips
Desserts	Candy, Jams, Ice Cream and Sweet Pies
Instant Noodles	Ready for Consumption
Oils	Vegetable Oils, Olive Oil, Lard, Butter and Margarine
Pasta	Spaghetti, Lasagna, Pancake and other types of mass
Pizza	Pizzas and Calzones
Processed meats	Processed Meats, Sun Dried Meat and Bacon
Rice	Rice, Risotto, and Rice Mixed Dishes
Sandwiches	Cheese and Ham Sandwich, Bread With Egg, Hot Dog, Hamburgers and other Sandwiches
Savoury snacks	Brazilian Deep-fried Snacks (“Acarajé, Coxinha, Pastel), Sfiha, Brazilian Cheese Bread and Other Savoury Foods
Soft Drinks	Regular Soft Drinks, Diet/Light Soft Drinks, and Energetic Drinks