TABLE 1.

Energy content of meal items by food groups presented at the buffet test meals

Item	Energy
	kcal
Dairy
240 g American cheese	901.1
850 g 2% milk	422.2
Desserts and snacks
12 Sandwich cookies1	566.4
12 Vanilla wafer cookies	206.3
120 g Tortilla chips	601.2
150 g Pretzels	571.5
120 g Jellybeans	440.4
120 g Chocolate candy2	590.4
Meats
180 g Ham	216.0
180 g Turkey	282.6
200 g Chicken nuggets	550.8
Vegetables
200 g Tomatoes	42.0
50 g Lettuce	6.0
200 g Baby carrots	76.0
Fruit
3 Medium bananas	325.7
250 g Grapes	177.5
3 Medium oranges	184.7
Bread
12 Slices white bread	801.0
Condiments
120 g Peanut butter	711.6
120 g Grape jelly	339.6
90 g Mayonnaise	645.1
90 g Mustard	59.4
90 g Light ranch dressing	240.0
90 g Barbeque sauce	67.5
250 g Mild salsa	70.0
Drinks
850 g Bottled water	0.0
850 g Apple juice	400.0
850 g Lemonade	340.0
Total	9835

¹Oreos (Kraft Foods, Northfield, IL).

²M&M's (Mars Inc, Hackettstown, NJ).