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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Sep 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Diet Assoc. 2005 Apr;105(4):541–548. doi: 10.1016/j.jada.2005.01.029

Table 3.

Recommended, actual food group intakes, and percentage of 9-year-old girls meeting the recommendations classified as picky or nonpicky eaters

Recommended No. of Servingsb No. of Servingsa
 % Meeting Recommendations
Total sample (N=173) Nonpicky (n=90) Picky (n=83) Total sample (N=173) Nonpicky (n=90) Picky (n=83)
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Grains 9 6.1±1.7 6.3±1.8y 5.9±1.6y 6 8 4
Vegetables 4 1.0±0.8 1.7±.89y 1.3±.72z <1 1 0
Fruit 3 1.3±1.0 1.5±1.1y 1.0±0.94z 6 9 2*
Dairy 2−3 2.8±1.3 2.8±1.2y 2.9±1.3y 36 36 37
Meat 2 1.4±0.6 1.5±0.63y 1.4±0.59y 20 22 18
Fats and Sweets NAd 5.3±2.5 5.8±2.8y 4.9±2.1z NA NA NA
a

Mean±standard deviation.

b

Recommendations are from the Food Guide Pyramid (22) for girls 6 years and older.

cSD=standard deviation.

d

NA=not applicable.

y

Values with different letters indicate significant difference between picky and nonpicky eaters' nutrient intake at P<.05, except for fruit at P<.01 and vegetables at P<.001.

z

Values with different letters indicate significant difference between picky and nonpicky eaters' nutrient intake at P<.05, except for fruit at P<.01 and vegetables at P<.001.

*

Significant difference within nutrient group comparisons between picky and nonpicky eaters' nutrient intake at P<.05.