Table 1.

Mean first trimester food and nutrient intakes and Alternate Healthy Eating Index for Pregnancy scores for 1,777 women participating in Project Viva

Component	First Trimester Intake	Criterion for minimum score of 0b	Criterion for maximum score of 10b	Score
	Mean ± SDa			Mean ± SD	Minimum to maximum
Vegetables (servings/d)	2.9±1.8	0	≥5	5.5±2.6	0.1–10
Fruit (servings/d)	3.0±1.8	0	≥4	6.6±2.8	0–10
Ratio of white to red meat	3.3±4.1	0	≥4	6.3±3.2	0–10
Fiber (g/d)	19.8±5.8	0	≥25	7.6±1.8	2–10
Trans fat (% of energy)	1.0±0.3	≥4	≤0.5	8.7±0.9	5–10
P:Sc	0.5±0.2	≤0.1	≥1	5.5±1.9	1–10
Calcium (mg/d)	1,113±348	0	≥1,200	8.4±1.7	3–10
Folate (g/d)	365±129	0	≥600	6.0±1.8	2–10
Iron (mg/d)	16.7±5.6	0	≥27	6.0±1.6	2–10
Total score				61±10	33–89

^aSD=standard deviation.

^bWe scored intermediate intakes proportionately between 0 and 10.

^cRatio of polyunsaturated to saturated fatty acids.