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| Component | Score | Age (years) | Scoring criteria | ||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||
| Added sugara | 10 | ≤10% total energy | WHO | ||||||||||||||||
| Fata | 2.5 | 30–40% | 25–35% total energy | AMDR | |||||||||||||||
| Linoleic acid (18_2)a | 2.5 | ≤5–10% of total energy | (ω-6 f.a.) | ||||||||||||||||
| Linolenic acid (18_3)a | 2.5 | 0.6–1.2% of total energy | (ω-3 f.a.) | ||||||||||||||||
| DHA and EPAa | 2.5 | ≤10% of α-linolenic acid | (More potent ω-3 f.a.) | ||||||||||||||||
| Total grainsa,c | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | Food groups |
| Whole grainsa,c | 5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Food groups |
| Fruita,c | 10 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Food groups |
| Vegetablea,c | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Food groups |
| Excess juicea | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | AAP age-appropriate limit |
| Dairya,c | 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Food groups and AAP |
| Ironb | ≤3.0 | ≤4.1 | ≤5.7 | ≤7.9 | ≤EAR = 0 points | ||||||||||||||
| 10 | 3.1–6.9 | 4.2–9.9 | 5.8–7.9 | 8.0–14.9 | EAR-RDA = 5 points | ||||||||||||||
| ≥7 | ≥10 | ≥8 | ≥15 | ≥RDA = 10 points | |||||||||||||||
| TV/energy a,d | 10 | EER: 1072 | EER: 1080 | EER: 1133 | EER: 1189 | EER: 1247 | EER: 1298 | EER: 1360 | EER: 1415 | EER: 1470 | EER: 1538 | EER: 1617 | EER: 1684 | EER: 1718 | EER: 1731 | EER: 1729 | EER: 1710 | EER: 1690 | 2 hours TV Energy ± 10% of EER |
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| Total Points | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
aContinuous score.
bCategorical variable based on less than EAR (0 pts), EAR-RDA (5 pts), or meets RDA (10 pts).
cDietary Guidelines MyPyramid food group patterns by age-appropriate energy patterns (page 292).
dCombined score: (TV score + energy score)/2.
TV score: ≤2 hours of TV = 10 points.
EER score = 0.9 ∗ EER to 1.1 ∗ EER = 10 points, otherwise for overconsumption 10 points − ((actual intake/highest EER point ∗ 100))%, for underconsumption 10 − (actual intake/lowest EER point ∗ 100)%.