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. 2017 Jun 5;20(12):2157–2165. doi: 10.1017/S1368980017000982

Table 2.

Per capita intake of meat/poultry/fish and other food groups on the day interviewed according to eating occasion; Australians aged 2 years or above (n12153), 2011–12 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey

Per capita intake (g/d)
Breakfast Lunch Dinner Snacks
Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd Mean sd
Meat/poultry/fish 5·8 23·9 46·2 65·9 93·2 91·6 8·9 32·3
Red meat* 1·0 10·6 13·7 42·1 43·1 72·9 2·3 16·5
Beef 0·7 13·5 10·2 25·7 30·3 85·5 1·7 26·3
Lamb 0·1 7·6 1·9 35·6 7·5 63·7 0·3 11·9
Pork 0·2 7·5 1·5 29·7 5·1 49·9 0·3 10·7
Poultry* 0·7 9·8 15·1 46·2 27·9 67·7 2·7 19·5
Chicken 0·6 9·9 14·7 46·9 27·2 67·5 2·6 16·7
Fish/seafood* 0·5 8·9 6·4 29·9 8·7 37·6 1·2 11·5
Finfish 0·2 12·5 2·2 31·5 6·0 40·0 0·3 12·9
Seafood 0·0 6·6 1·2 27·3 1·5 34·6 0·1 9·4
Canned fish 0·2 14·5 3·0 27·7 1·2 33·5 0·8 11·9
Processed meat* 3·6 16·6 11·0 26·1 13·5 35·0 2·6 3·6
Sausage 0·9 16·9 2·3 26·5 7·2 37·9 0·6 27·1
Ham 0·4 16·6 3·3 26·1 1·3 35·9 0·5 14·6
Bacon 1·9 17·0 1·2 24·9 1·7 38·0 0·4 12·5
Luncheon meat 0·3 17·9 0·5 28·6 2·0 27·6 0·7 11·0
Meat alternatives 9·0 32·0 6·8 37·0 10·0 45·3 5·5 24·4
Egg 6·1 24·3 2·5 14·4 3·4 17·0 1·1 9·9
Legumes/beans 1·6 18·8 3·8 33·8 6·1 41·6 0·8 14·5
Nuts/seeds 1·3 6·6 0·5 4·9 0·5 6·3 3·6 16·2
Non-starchy vegetables 5·6 34·4 43·0 79·5 93·9 117·5 9·6 50·6
Starchy vegetables 0·6 10·4 6·6 39·8 36·1 84·8 1·1 15·3
Grains 63·1 93·7 63·6 83·4 73·0 110·1 20·5 57·3
Dairy products 110·0 146·8 27·5 76·4 25·7 73·5 118·7 195·4
Fruits 42·8 107·1 31·9 97·3 22·5 81·5 106·9 174·9
Alcoholic drinks 0·2 12·2 8·3 86·9 49·8 206·5 138·5 490·9
Discretionary foods 15·6 43·8 41·5 89·2 58·4 112·1 71·8 105·7
Discretionary beverages 14·5 76·0 49·0 150·6 47·6 141·4 130·7 330·6
*

Individual meat/poultry/fish types not reported if consumed by less than 1·0 % of the population at any eating occasion, e.g. kangaroo, game, offal/organ, other poultry, fish/seafood products and other processed meat.