Table 1.
Food group descriptions (n = 56).
| Food group name | Individual foods |
|---|---|
| 100% fruit juice | Orange juice, fruit juice |
| Added fats | Shortening, lard, vegetable oil, olive oil, gravy, mayonnaise |
| Beans | Baked beans, refried beans, tofu, meat substitutes |
| Beer | Beer including light beer and non-alcoholic |
| Bread | White bread, biscuits, bagels, cornbread |
| Bread – whole grain | Dark bread |
| Butter | Butter |
| Candy | Candy (not chocolate) |
| Cereal | Cold cereals and cooked cereals |
| Cereal – high fiber | Bran and high fiber cereals |
| Chinese food | Chinese dishes |
| Chocolate | Chocolate |
| Coffee | Coffee |
| Condiments | Salsa, ketchup, mustard, barbecue sauce |
| Desserts | Cookies, cakes, pies |
| Eggs and egg dishes | Eggs |
| Fish | Non-fried fish, tuna |
| Fried food | Fried chicken, fried fish |
| Fried potatoes | French fries |
| Fruit | Fruits |
| High-fat dairy | Cheese, cream, ice cream |
| Liquor | Liquor |
| Low-fat dairy | Low-fat cheese, ice cream |
| Margarine | Margarine |
| Mexican dishes | Tacos, burritos |
| Milk alternatives | Non-dairy creamer, rice milk, soy milk |
| Milk – high-fat | Whole and 2% milk |
| Milk – low-fat | Non-fat and 1% milk |
| Miscellaneous sugar | Jelly, jam, syrup, sugar in coffee/tea |
| Mixed dishes with meat | Mixed dishes with beef, pork, or chicken; chili with beans |
| Organ meat | Liver, gizzard, neckbones, chitlins |
| Pasta dishes | Spaghetti, other pasta, macaroni and cheese, other cheese dishes |
| Pizza | Pizza |
| Potatoes | White potatoes, baked or mashed but not fried |
| Poultry | Chicken (not fried) |
| Processed meats | Hot dogs, bacon, sausage, ham, lunch meat |
| Food group name | Individual foods |
| Red meat | Beef, hamburger, pork, ribs, veal |
| Refined grains | Rice, tortillas, crackers |
| Salad dressing/sauces | Salad dressing |
| Salty snacks | Salty snacks, chips, popcorn |
| Seeds, nuts | Peanuts, other nuts, peanut butter |
| Shell fish | Oysters and shellfish |
| Soda | Soft drinks |
| Soup | Vegetable, bean, lentil, and other soups |
| Sugar-sweetened beverages | Drinks with sugar added (kool aid) or containing some juice (HI-C) |
| Sweet breakfast foods | Pancakes, waffles, donuts, pastries, breakfast/power bars |
| Tea | Tea, iced tea |
| Vegetable – cruciferous | Broccoli, coleslaw, cabbage, greens, collards |
| Vegetable – dark yellow | Sweet potatoes |
| Vegetable – green leafy | Green salad, spinach |
| Vegetable – other | Carrots, corn, green beans, peas, other vegetables |
| Vegetable – tomato | Tomatoes, tomato juice, vegetable juice |
| Vegetable mixed dishes | Vegetable stew |
| Water | Water |
| Wine | Wine |
| Yogurt | Yogurt including frozen yogurt |