Table 3.

Food sources of protein among US infants and toddlers aged 0–23.9 months by age group: NHANES 2005–2012 (n = 2740).

0–5.9 Months				6–11.9 Months				12–23.9 Months
Rank	Food Category	% of Daily Intake	% Cumulative	Rank	Food Category	% of Daily Intake	% Cumulative	Rank	Food Category	% of Daily Intake	% Cumulative
1	Infant formulas	72.9	72.9	1	Infant formulas	41.6	41.6	1	Milk	32.7	32.7
2	Human milk	22.4	95.3	2	Baby foods	16.1	57.7	2	Poultry	8.5	41.2
3	Baby foods	4.4	99.7	3	Milk	7.0	64.7	3	Mixed dishes—grain-based	5.7	46.9
				4	Human milk	5.8	70.5	4	Cheese	4.9	51.8
				5	Mixed dishes—grain-based	3.6	74.1	5	Mixed dishes—meat, poultry, seafood	4.1	55.9
				6	Poultry	2.4	76.5	6	Cured meats/poultry	3.9	59.8
				7	Mixed dishes—Soups	2.1	78.7	7	Eggs	3.9	63.7
				8	Cheese	2.0	80.7	8	Breads, rolls, tortillas	3.5	67.2
				9	Mixed dishes—meat, poultry, seafood	2.0	82.6	9	Meats	2.3	69.6
				10	Eggs	1.7	84.3	10	Mixed dishes—Soups	2.1	71.7
				11	Cured meats/poultry	1.7	86.0	11	Yoghurt	1.9	73.6
				12	Yoghurt	1.7	87.7	12	Baby foods	1.9	75.5
				13	Plant-based protein foods	1.5	89.1	13	Plant-based protein foods	1.9	77.5
				14	Breads, rolls, tortillas	1.4	90.6	14	Mixed dishes—Pizza	1.7	79.2
				15	Sweet bakery products	1.1	91.7	15	Sweet bakery products	1.6	80.8
				16	Meats	1.0	92.7	16	Fruits	1.3	82.1
								17	Flavored milk	1.3	83.4
								18	Ready-to-eat cereals	1.3	84.7
								19	Infant formulas	1.3	86.0
								20	Cooked cereals	1.2	87.2
								21	Vegetables, excluding potatoes	1.1	88.4
								22	Crackers	1.1	89.5
								23	Mixed dishes—Sandwiches (single code)	1.1	90.6
								24	Quick breads & bread products	1.0	91.6
								25	Dairy drinks and substitutes	1.0	92.6
								26	Savory snacks	1.0	93.6

^a only WWEIA sub-major food categories that contributed ≥1% to daily intake are reported.