Table 3.
Important Sources of Energy and Protein by Meal of Mothers and Children
| Meal | Children | Mothers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast | Energy (kcal) | % total | Energy (kcal) | % total |
| Cereals (wheat) | 45% | Cereals (wheat) | 36% | |
| Root crop (beiju) | 24% | Root crop (beiju) | 35% | |
| Coffee | 15% | Coffee | 16% | |
| Powdered milk | 7% | Vegetable oil (margarine) | 5% | |
| Vegetable oil (margarine) | 6% | Powdered milk | 5% | |
| Other (fruit) | 3% | Other (meat, animal fat) | 3% | |
| Protein (g) | Protein (g) | |||
| Cereals (wheat) | 64% | Cereals (wheat) | 57% | |
| Powdered milk | 21% | Powdered milk | 17% | |
| Root crop (beiju) | 7% | Root crop (beiju) | 12% | |
| Sugar crop (coffee, other) | 8% | Sugar crop (coffee, other) | 9% | |
| Other (meat, fruit) | 5% | |||
| Lunch | Energy (kcal) | Energy (kcal) | ||
| Root crop (farinha) | 47% | Root crop (farinha) | 50% | |
| Cereals (rice, pasta) | 15% | Cereals (rice, pasta) | 15% | |
| Pulses (beans) | 15% | Pulses (beans) | 15% | |
| Meat (domestic & game) | 9% | Meat (domestic & game) | 8% | |
| Fish | 8% | Fish | 7% | |
| Fruit (açaí) | 4% | Other (oil, coffee, nut) | 5% | |
| Other (coffee, oil) | 2% | |||
| Protein (g) | Protein (g) | |||
| Fish | 29% | Fish | 29% | |
| Meat (domestic & game) | 28% | Meat (domestic & game) | 28% | |
| Pulses (beans) | 25% | Pulses (beans) | 26% | |
| Cereals (rice, pasta) | 8% | Cereals (rice, pasta) | 10% | |
| Root crop (farinha) | 6% | Root crop (farinha) | 6% | |
| Other (fruit, cracker) | 4% | Vegetable oil | 1% | |
| Dinner | Energy (kcal) | Energy (kcal) | ||
| Root crop (farinha) | 47% | Root crop (farinha) | 50% | |
| Fruit (açaí) | 15% | Meat (domestic & game) | 13% | |
| Cereals (rice, pasta) | 12% | Cereals (rice, pasta) | 10% | |
| Meat (domestic & game) | 10% | Fruit (açaí) | 9% | |
| Pulses (beans) | 6% | Pulses (beans) | 7% | |
| Fish | 5% | Fish | 6% | |
| Other (coffee, nuts) | 5% | Other (oil, coffee, nuts) | 5% | |
| Protein (g) | Protein (g) | |||
| Meat (domestic & game) | 38% | Meat (domestic & game) | 42% | |
| Fish | 23% | Fish | 29% | |
| Pulses (beans) | 12% | Pulses (beans) | 12% | |
| Cereals (rice, pasta) | 8% | Cereals (rice, pasta) | 8% | |
| Root crop (farinha) | 7% | Root crop (farinha) | 6% | |
| Fruit (açaí) | 6% | Fruit (açaí) | 3% | |
| Other (coffee, nuts) | 6% | |||
Note: coffee is sweetened with refined sugar