Table 1.

NHANES Food Groups: Recommended Intake versus Actual Consumption, Comparisons using Recommendation Information from Choosemyplate.gov and Consumption Data from 2009–2010 NHANES data for Children 2–11 Years Old.

Food Group [26]	Recommended Daily Intake [11]	Actual Intake [26]
Dairy foods	2–3 years old (both genders): 2 c 4–8 years old (both genders): 2.5 c 9–13 years old (both genders): 3 c	2–5 years (females): 2.46 c
		2–5 years (males): 2.31 c
		6–11 years (females): 2.03 c
		6–11 years (males): 2.46 c
Fruits	2–3 years old (both genders): 1 c	2–5 years (females): 1.43 c
	4–8 years old (both genders): 1–1.5 c	2–5 years (males): 1.49 c
	9–13 years old (females): 1.5 c	6–11 years (females): 1.20 c
	9–13 years old (males): 1.5 c	6–11 years (males): 1.03 c
Protein foods	2–3 years old (both genders): 2 oz	2–5 years (females): 2.93 oz
	4–8 years old (both genders): 4 oz	2–5 years (males): 3.05 oz
	9–13 years old (females): 5 oz	6–11 years (females): 3.59 oz
	9–13 years old (males): 5 oz	6–11 years (males): 3.97 oz
Vegetables:	2–3 years old (both genders): 1 c	2–5 years (females): 0.69 c
	4–8 years old (both genders): 1.5 c	2–5 years (males): 0.66 c
	9–13 years old (females): 2 c	6–11 years (females): 0.80 c
	9–13 years old (males): 2.5 c	6–11 years (males): 0.78 c
Total Grains: refined and whole grains	2–3 years old (both genders): 3 oz	2–5 years (females): 4.54 oz
	4–8 years old (both genders): 5 oz	2–5 years (males): 4.92 oz
	9–13 years old (females): 5 oz	6–11 years (females): 6.73 oz
	9–13 years old (males): 6 oz	6–11 years (males): 6.75 oz
Whole Grains	2–3 years old (both genders): 1.5 oz	2–5 years (females): 0.61 oz
	3–8 years old (both genders): 2.5 oz	2–5 years (males): 0.79 oz
	9–13 years old (females): 3 oz	6–11 years (females): 0.61 oz
	9–13 years old (males): 3 oz	6–11 years (males): 0.65 oz