Table 1.

USDA/ERS “dinner plate of healthy food”: ingredients, weights, preparation time, prices, and frequency of consumption

Food	Net purchase weight (g)	Purchase price	Tot Prep Time (min)	Portion shown (g)	Kcal per portion shown	Cost per portion shown	Total price per 4 servings	Cost per 100 kcal	Frequency of Consumption*
Romaine lettuce	440	$1.79	4	33	6	$0.13	$1.79	$2.39	312
Brussels sprouts	78	$0.54	8	76	27	$0.51	$2.16	$1.87	5
Green beans, whole	77	$0.50	8	70	25	$0.47	$2.00	$1.91	71
Mushroom, Crimini	28	$0.36	2	9	2	$0.12	$0.72	$5.84	100
Carrots, shredded	233	$1.79	1	30	12	$0.23	$1.79	$1.87	1265
Whole wheat thin spaghetti, boxed	371	$1.50	8	132	164	$0.18	$1.50	$0.11	2
Red pepper	200	$1.50	6	48	12	$0.36	$3.00	$2.88	69
Grapes, green seedless****	120	$1.03	2	74	51	$0.65	$2.65	$1.27	823
Olives	13	$0.27	1	13	37	$0.27	$1.08	$0.74	138
Totals		$9.28	40	485	335	$2.92	$16.69

^*Reported frequency of consumption, listed in NHANES, as purchased and consumed, without added salt or fat

^**Grapes from Metropolitan Market, where they could be purchased in small quantities