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. 2013 Dec 31;8(12):e83587. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083587

Table 5. Comparison of recommended food group serves per person per day (Omnivore Foundation diets) to the number of food group serves purchased, Model B.

Food group Omnivore Foundation diet Recommended weighted number of serves per person per day1 Model B number of serves per person per day Model B as % of recommended weighted intake
Starchy vegetables 0.6 1.2 200
Green and brassica vegetables 0.8 0.4 47
Orange vegetables 0.8 0.3 40
Other vegetables 1.5 1.1 77
Legumes 0.4 0.1 34
Nuts/seeds 0.3 0.1 22
Fruit 1.5 1.0 69
Wholegrain cereals 2.9 2.8 95
Refined cereals 1.4 4.2 295
Poultry, fish and seafood, and eggs 0.7 1.8 236
Red meats 0.7 1.1 152
Dairy foods2 2.1 5.8 284
PUS margarine3 1.7 1.7 96

1 According to the age-groups and gender(37)

2 A serving size of 30 g was used representing milk powder which was the dominant food in the dairy food group

3 In Model B, the Fats and Oils food group was used to derive number of serves for polyunsaturated margarine (PUS) and a serving size of 10 g was used (representing margarine)