Table 3.
The five most frequently consumed foods from the six dietary food groups *
| Order of consumption frequency | Staple | Meat, poultry and fish | Eggs, milk and dried legumes | Vegetables, tubers and starches | Fruits and nuts | Drinks and snacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Rice (7) | Yak (5) | Egg (3) | Potato (5) | Sunflower seeds (5) | Tibetan salt cream tea (7) |
| Second | Zanba (6) | Pork (5) | Yogurt (3) | Shallot (5) | Apple (4) | Green Tea (7) |
| Third | Tibetan noodles (5) | Beef (4) | Milk (3) | Chinese cabbage (4) | Orange (3) | Tibetan milk tea (5) |
| Fourth | Wheat noodles (5) | Chicken (2) | Soybean soft curd (2) | Hot pepper (4) | Banana (3) | Potato salty boiled (4) |
| Fifth | Wheat bun (4) | /† | /† | Tomato (4) | Watermelon (2) | Mungbean starch jelly (4) |
*Categories are: 7 (once per day), 6 (5-6 times per week), 5 (2-4 times per week), 4 (once per week), 3 (1-3 times per month), 2 (less than once per month), 1 (almost never)
† Other foods consumed less than one time per month