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)