Appendix A.

Food groupings used in dietary patterns analyses in the Diet and Physical Activity Sub-Study

Food Group	Food Items
Alcohol	Beer, wine, liquor, mixed drinks, other alcoholic beverages
Baked Desserts	Cakes, pies, doughnuts, sweet rolls, cereal bars, pop tarts, cookies, muffins
Beans and Legumes	Beans (dried and mixed bean preparations), soy products
Bread	Bread (all types), crackers (all types), stuffing, other grain products
Cold Cereal	Ready to eat cold cereal, oats, bran, granola
Condiments	Mustard, relish, basil, turmeric, tarragon, garlic, garlic powder, parsley, salt, pepper, other spices
Corn and Corn products	Grits, cornbread, corn muffins, prepared corn meal, hush puppies, corn tortillas
Dairy Desserts	Puddings, cheesecakes, ice-creams, frozen yogurt, ice-milk
Eggs	Egg and egg preparations (regular and egg beaters)
Fast food	Food from fast food restaurants (hamburgers, chicken, fish, french fries, onion rings, fast food desserts etc.)
Fish	Fish and shell fish preparations
Fruit	Fruit (citrus and non citrus)
Fruit Juice	Fruit Juices (citrus and non citrus, sweetened and unsweetened, fortified and unfortified)
Fruit Drinks	Fruit drinks (fortified and unfortified)
Hot cereal	Oatmeal, cream of wheat, other hot breakfast cereal
Margarine & Butter	Butter (regular, unsalted, light, fat free and spreads), margarine (regular, light, stick or spread)
Meat	Beef, Pork and Lamb preparations (all cuts)
Milk and Dairy	Milk and chocolate milk (whole, 1 or 2% fat and skim), cheese or cottage cheese (regular, low fat and fat free), yogurt (regular, low fat and fat free), cream (heavy, light and half & half)
Miscellaneous Fats	Non dairy creamer, gravy, spray oils, lard, cream cheese, sour cream
Miscellaneous Foods	Meal replacement foods e.g. Ensure1 and Slimfast2
Non Diet Soft Drinks	Non diet soft drinks
Nuts and Seeds	Almonds, walnuts, sunflower seeds, pecans, pistachios, cashews, coconuts, peanut, peanut butter (including peanut butter sandwich)
Oils and Salad Dressing	Vegetable oils, salad dressings (regular, light and fat free), mayonnaise
Organ Meats	Liver, venison, ham hocks, neck bones, other organ meats
Potato	Potato and potato preparations
Poultry	Chicken and turkey preparations (regular and dark meat)
Processed Meat and Poultry	Processed meats and poultry, including breakfast type (regular, lean and extra lean)
Rice and Pasta	Rice and mixed rice preparations, pasta and pasta preparations, tortillas, burritos, tacos
Salty Snacks	Potato and corn chips, popcorn, pretzels
Soups	Soups (water and cream based)
Sugar and Candy	Jams, jellies, syrup, chocolate, non chocolate candy, sugar, gelatin, sherbet
Tea and Coffee	Coffee (regular and decaf), Tea (regular, decaf and green)
Vegetables	Orange vegetables, tomato and tomato products, green leafy vegetables, cruciferous vegetables, other vegetables including onions, lettuce, radish, mixed greens, peppers, string beans, plantains, turnips, etc.

¹Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, U.S.A.

²Unilever, United States Inc, West Palm Beach, FL, USA