Table 3.
Large changes (> 30 000 lbs.) from pre to post intervention in total pounds ordered by nutrition rank and food type
| Nutrition rank | Food type | Pre-intervention (15 months) | Post-intervention (14 months) | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Fresh produce | 1 241 061 | 1 365 367 | +124 306 |
| Rice, brown* | 3301 | 77 258 | +73 957 | |
| Meat/fish/poultry† | 229 327 | 296 619 | +67 291 | |
| Yellow | Meat/fish/poultry† | 9879 | 57 319 | +47 440 |
| 100 % Juice‡ | 275 710 | 97 978 | −177 732 | |
| Rice, white* | 206 748 | 150 944 | −55 804 | |
| Pasta, not whole grain* | 222 152 | 183 729 | −38 423 | |
| Canned/frozen fruit | 185 908 | 153 074 | −32 834 | |
| Red | Juice drinks‡ | 95 866 | 20 622 | −75 244 |
| Dairy|| | 72 567 | 10 081 | −62 486 | |
| Meat/fish/poultry† | 68 112 | 20 147 | −47 965 | |
| Cereal (< 13 g sugar)¶ | 33 856 | 326 | −33 530 | |
| Canned/frozen fruit§ | 56 384 | 25 761 | −30 623 |
Rice and pasta must have a whole grain as the first ingredient to rank green; most other rice and pasta products are ranked Yellow.
Meat/fish/poultry rankings are usually determined by saturated fat levels. The thresholds are <= 2 g for green; <= 5 for Yellow and >= 5·5 for Red.
100 % juice is ranked yellow; if there is added sugar it is ranked Red.
Canned or frozen fruit rankings are usually determined by sugar levels. The thresholds are <= 12 g for green; 13–22 g for Yellow and > 23 for Red.
Dairy is ranked Red if it has any of the following: > 3·5 g of saturated fat, > 200 mg Na or > 23 g of sugar.
Cereal is ranked Red if it has any of the following: > 2·5 g of saturated fat, > 401 mg Na or > 13 g of sugar.