Table 2.

Proportion of children (total sample and plausible reporters only) meeting the MyPyramid food group recommendations and the deviation from the recommended food group intake amount (as mean and SD in cups or ounces)^a by age- and body weight status group^b (in percentages)

Age and Body weight groups	% of Children Meeting None, Specific, of All Food Group Recommendations
	None	Fruits	Vegetables	Total Grains	Dairy	Meatc	All
2–5 yr olds, total sample (n=104)	1	64	36	52	55	72	10
<85th %ile (n=58)	0	66	40	48	55	69	12
85th to 94th %ile (n=15)	0	67	33	47	47	93	7
≥95th %ile (n=31)	3	61	29	61	58	68	6
Suboptimal Intake (mean±SD)d		−0.45±0.06	−0.82±0.07	−0.43±0.07	−0.61±0.07	−0.62±0.06
2–5 yr olds, plausible reporters (n=48)	0	58	33	40	47	73	4
<85th %ile (n=28)	0	54	32	29	46	64	0
85th to 94th %ile (n=10)	0	60	20	50	30	90	0
≥95th %ile (n=10)	0	70	50	60	50	80	20
Suboptimal Intake (mean±SD)d		−0.52±0.09	−0.89±0.10	−0.45±0.08	−0.76±0.10	−0.34±1.0
6–12 yr olds, total sample (n=110)	10	45	23	52	49	55	9
<85th %ile (n=72)	10	44	23	56	56	52	8
85–94th %ile (n=16)	13	38	25	50	44	69	13
≥95th %ile (n=22)	9	55	22	41	32	55	9
Suboptimal Intake (mean±SD)d		−0.81±0.07	−1.72±0.11	−0.61±0.08	−0.91±0.09	−0.62±0.09
6–12 yr olds, plausible reporters (n=53)	11	38	11	34	38	45	0
<85th tile (n=36)	11	33	25	42	44	36	0
85–94th tile (n=9)	11	33	0	22	33	67	0
≥95th tile (n=8)	13	63	11	13	13	63	0
Suboptimal Intake (mean±SD)d		0.90±0.10	−1.99±0.15	−0.81±0.13	−1.15±0.14	−0.82±0.14

^aRecommended intake amounts are: fruits (girls 2–8 years old: 1.5 cup, 9–12 year old: 2 cups; boys 2–3 year olds: 1.5 cups, 4–12 year old: 2 cups), vegetables (girls 2–3 year old: 1 cup, 4–8 year old: 2 cups, 9–12 year old: 3 cups; boys2–3 year old: 1 cup, 4–8 year old: 2 cups, 9–12 year old: 4 cups), total grain (girls 2–3 year old: 3 ounces, 4–8 year old: 4 ounces, 9–12 year old: 6 ounces; boys 2–3 year old: 3 ounces, 4–8 year old: 5 ounces, 9–12 year old: 7 ounces), dairy (girls and boys 2–8 year old: 2 cups, 9–12 year old 3 cups, meat/meat alternatives (girls 2–3 year old: 3 ounces, 4–8 year old: 5 ounces, 9–12 year old: 5.5 ounces; girls 2–3 year old: 3 ounces, 4–8 year old: 5 ounces, 9–12 year old: 6 ounces)

^bBased on the 2000 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) growth charts: underweight/healthy weight 0 to <85^th %iles, overweight 85^th to 94^th %iles, obese 95^th %ile

^cMeat and Meat Alternatives in ounces and ounce equivalents

^dMean food group intake below the intake recommendation. Calculated as actual intake (in cups or ounces) minus recommended intake (in cups or ounces). Values equal to zero indicate that individual met the age- and sex-specific intake recommendation, negative values indicate the number of cups or ounces below the recommended intake level.