Table 3.

Daily Diet Recommendations

	DOHC Guidelines	Options from questionnaire	Parents’ response (Total = 95)
Fruit and vegetables	4+ servings of fruit/fruit juice/vegetables daily	0-1 servings/day	5 (5.3%)
		1-2 servings/day	7 (7.4%)
		2-3 servings/day	14 (14.8%)
		3-4 servings/day	18 (18.9%)
		4+ servings/day	49 (51.5%)
		No answer	2 (2.1%)
Fried foods	Limit intake to 1-2 times per week	0-1 servings/day	80 (84.2%)
		1-2 servings/day	8 (8.4%)
		> 2 servings/day	3 (3.2%)
		No answer	4 (4.2%)
Sweets and desserts	Should be eaten in small amounts (sparingly)	0-1 servings/day	67 (70.5%)
		1-2 servings/day	19 (20%)
		2-3 servings/day	5 (5.3%)
		3-4 servings/day	3 (3.2%)
		No answer	1 (1%)
Fish/poultry	2 servings daily of meat/fish/beans or alternative	0-1 servings/day	44 (46.3%)
		1-2 servings/day	41 (43.2%)
		2-3 servings/day	6 (6.3%)
		3-4 servings/day	1 (1%)
		4-5 servings/day	1 (1%)
		No answer	2 (2.1%)
Red meat	2 servings daily of meat/fish/beans or alternative	0-1 servings/day	60 (63.1%)
		1-2 servings/day	26 (27.4%)
		2-3 servings/day	6 (6.3%)
		3-4 servings/day	3 (3.2%)