Table 1.
Foods and beverages from fifty-four Mexican child-care centre menus compared with MyPlate recommendations by age*
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| Food category | Age (months) | Mean | sd | MyPlate recommendation | Percentage of MyPlate | |||
| Grains, total (oz) | 4–6 | 0·2 | 0·1 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 1·4 | 0·3 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 1·7 | 0·8 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 2·4 | 0·7 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 2·9 | 0·9 | 4 oz | 73 | ||||
| 48–72 | 3·2 | 0·9 | 5 oz | 64 | ||||
| All or some whole grains (oz) | 4–6 | 0·0 | 0·0 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 0·7 | 0·5 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 0·5 | 0·5 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 0·8 | 0·5 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 1·1 | 0·8 | 2 oz | 55 | ||||
| 48–72 | 1·2 | 0·8 | 2·5 oz | 48 | ||||
| Vegetables, total (cups) | 4–6 | 0·4 | 0·2 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 0·8 | 0·3 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 0·8 | 0·4 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 0·9 | 0·4 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 1·0 | 0·5 | 1·5 cups | 75 | ||||
| 48–72 | 1·1 | 0·5 | 1·5 cups | 73 | ||||
| Vegetables, dark (cups)† | 4–6 | 0·1 | 0·1 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 0·3 | 0·3 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 0·4 | 0·3 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 0·5 | 0·4 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 0·6 | 0·4 | 0·5 cups | 120 | ||||
| 48–72 | 0·6 | 0·4 | 0·5 cups | 120 | ||||
| Vegetables, starchy (not fried) (cups) | 4–6 | 0·1 | 0·2 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 0·1 | 0·2 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 0·1 | 0·1 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 0·2 | 0·1 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 0·2 | 0·2 | 0·3 cups | 67 | ||||
| 48–72 | 0·2 | 0·2 | 0·3 cups | 67 | ||||
| Vegetables, other (cups) | 4–6 | 0·2 | 0·3 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 0·4 | 0·3 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 0·2 | 0·2 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 0·3 | 0·2 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 0·3 | 0·2 | 0·7 cups | 67 | ||||
| 48–72 | 0·3 | 0·2 | 0·7 cups | 43 | ||||
| Vegetables, fried (cups) | 4–6 | 0·0 | 0·0 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 48–72 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| Fruit (excluding 100 % juice) (cups) | 4–6 | 0·6 | 0·1 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 0·8 | 0·2 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 0·7 | 0·2 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 0·7 | 0·2 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 0·9 | 0·3 | 1·0 cups | 90 | ||||
| 48–72 | 1·0 | 0·3 | 1·5 cups | 67 | ||||
| Meats/alternatives, total (oz) | 4–6 | 0·0 | 0·0 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 1·3 | 0·1 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 2·8 | 0·8 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 3·5 | 1·2 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 4·0 | 1·2 | 3 oz | 72 | ||||
| 48–72 | 4·4 | 1·3 | 4 oz | 110 | ||||
| Meat, high-fat/fried (oz) | 4–6 | 0·0 | 0·0 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 0·0 | 0·1 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 1·3 | 0·8 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 1·7 | 1·2 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 1·9 | 1·2 | ||||||
| 48–72 | 2·0 | 1·4 | ||||||
| Meat, low-fat (oz) | 4–6 | 0·0 | 0·0 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 0·7 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 0·7 | 0·7 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 0·8 | 0·8 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 0·9 | 1·0 | ||||||
| 48–72 | 1·1 | 1·1 | ||||||
| Meat alternatives (oz) | 4–6 | 0·0 | 0·0 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 0·6 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 0·9 | 0·9 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 1·0 | 1·1 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 1·2 | 0·6 | ||||||
| 48–72 | 1·3 | 0·7 | ||||||
| Dairy, total (excluding infant formula) (cups)‡ | 4–6 | 0·1 | 0·1 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 0·3 | 0·1 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 0·5 | 0·4 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 1·7 | 0·5 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 1·8 | 0·6 | 2·5 cups | 72 | ||||
| 48–72 | 1·9 | 0·7 | 2·5 cups | 76 | ||||
| Milk, whole (cups) | 4–6 | 0·1 | 0·1 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 0·3 | 0·1 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 1·0 | 0·2 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 1·2 | 0·2 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 1·2 | 0·2 | ||||||
| 48–72 | 1·2 | 0·2 | ||||||
| Milk, reduced-fat (cups) | 4–6 | 0·0 | 0·0 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 0·1 | 0·1 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 0·1 | 0·1 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 0·1 | 0·1 | ||||||
| 48–72 | 0·1 | 0·1 | ||||||
| Milk, 1 % or non-fat (cups) | 4–6 | 0·0 | 0·0 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 48–72 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| Infant formula (oz) | 4–6 | 17·7 | 1·2 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 12·2 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 100 % fruit juice (oz)§ | 4–6 | 1·6 | 0·2 | 0 oz | ||||
| 7–9 | 4·9 | 0·3 | ≤6 oz | |||||
| 10–12 | 1·0 | 0·0 | ≤6 oz | 16 | ||||
| 13–23 | 0·6 | 0·0 | ≤6 oz | 11 | ||||
| 24–47 | 0·6 | 0·0 | ≤6 oz | 11 | ||||
| 48–72 | 0·6 | 0·0 | ≤6 oz | 11 | ||||
| Sugar-sweetened beverages (oz)‡ | 4–6 | 0·0 | 0·0 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 6·9 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 13·3 | 0·1 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 13·3 | 0·1 | ||||||
| 48–72 | 13·3 | 0·1 | ||||||
| Sugar snacks (FDA serving size) | 4–6 | 0·1 | 0·2 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 0·2 | 0·3 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 0·2 | 0·4 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 0·3 | 0·5 | ||||||
| 48–72 | 0·3 | 0·6 | ||||||
| Salty snacks (FDA serving size) | 4–6 | 0·0 | 0·0 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 24–47 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| 48–72 | 0·0 | 0·0 | ||||||
| Added fats (FDA serving size) | 4–6 | 0·0 | 0·0 | No MyPlate recommendation | ||||
| 7–9 | 0·7 | 0·2 | ||||||
| 10–12 | 3·0 | 1·0 | ||||||
| 13–23 | 3·6 | 1·2 | ||||||
| 24–48 | 4·1 | 1·3 | ||||||
| 45–72 | 4·4 | 1·4 | ||||||
FDA, Food and Drug Administration.
*MyPlate recommendations start at age 24 months. Age 24–47 months is based on a 5·02 MJ (1200 kcal) diet as recommended by MyPlate (2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans) for a 3-year-old girl, active 30–60 min/d. Age 48–72 months is based on a 5·86 MJ (1400 kcal) diet as recommended by MyPlate (2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans) for a 5-year-old girl, active 30–60 min/d.
†Based on amounts recommended weekly by MyPlate (2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans). Dark vegetable recommendation combines green vegetables and orange vegetables.
‡Sweetened milk is categorized under both the dairy and sweetened beverage categories. Of sweetened beverages, sweetened milk accounts for 27 % (3·6 oz) of the total for age 13–72 months and 0 % for age 10–12 months.
§100 % fruit juice served as a beverage only, not as added in a recipe.