Table 2.

Frequency of individual foods and beverages on the menu, percent omissions, and percent additions, compared with the 820 total foods and beverages served in 84 North Carolina child-care centers in 2005^a

Food or beverage category and individual foods and beverages	No. of times on menu and served (matches)	No. of times on menu but not served (omissions)	% of Time on menu but not servedb (omissions)	No. of times served but not on menu (additions)	% of Time served but not on menuc (additions)	% Matches of 820 total foods served
Milk	160	5	3.1	19	11.9	19.5
Juice	55	18	24.7	13	19.1	6.7
Fruit (all)	95	16	14.4	23	19.5	11.6
Top 5 fruits
Peaches	16	4	20.0	8	33.3	2.0
Applesauce	16	4	20.0	6	27.3	2.0
Apples	12	1	8.3	8	40.0	1.5
Pears	12	6	33.3	1	7.7	1.5
Mixed fruit	11	12	52.2	5	31.3	1.3
Vegetable (all)	79	10	11.2	7	8.1	9.6
Top 5 vegetables
Green beans	12	3	20.0	3	20.0	1.5
Peas	10	3	23.1	0	0.0	1.2
Salad	5	3	37.5	0	0.0	1.0
Broccoli	3	2	40.0	0	0.0	0.4
French fries	4	1	20.0	1	20.0	0.5
Grains (all)	149	13	8.0	9	5.7	18.2
Top 5 grains
Bread	55	14	20.3	4	6.8	6.7
Crackers	20	3	13.0	3	13.0	2.4
Cereal with milk	18	3	14.3	3	14.3	2.2
Biscuit	10	0	0.0	2	16.7	1.2
Goldfish crackers	8	3	27.3	3	27.3	1.0
Protein (all)	107	14	11.6	15	12.3	13.4
Top 5 protein foods
Chicken	18	5	21.7	0	0.0	2.2
Beans	10	0	0.0	2	16.7	1.2
Beef	8	1	11.1	2	20.0	1.0
Turkey	6	0	0.0	3	33.3	0.7
Sausage	5	0	0.0	2	28.6	1.0
Mixed dishes (all)	20	1	4.8	4	16.7	2.4
Top 5 mixed dishes
Pizza	5	0	0.0	3	37.5	1.0
Ravioli	3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.4
Macaroni and cheese	2	1	33.3	0	0.0	0.3
Lasagna	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.3
Chicken salad	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.1
“Other” foods (all)	45	6	11.8	25	35.7	5.5
Top 5 “other” foods
Cookies	14	5	26.3	7	38.1	1.7
Chips	5	0	0.0	3	37.5	1.0
Doughnuts	2	0	0.0	1	33.3	0.3
Ice cream	2	0	0.0	1	33.3	0.3
Sugar-sweetened beverages	1	1	50.0	3	75.0	0.1

^aTop 5 foods presented for each food category.

^b(number of times on menu but not served)/(total number of times on menu) × 100.

^c(number of times served but not on menu)/(total number of times served) × 100.