Table 1.

Three sets of survey questions for assessing fruit and vegetable intake: Question and response option wording, coding, and intake values—National Youth Physical Activity and Nutrition Study, 2010

Survey Question	Response Options
	Wording (for each question)	Coding	Intake value
Set 1: Past 7 days
During the past 7 days, how many times did you drink 100% fruit juices such as orange juice, apple juice, or grape juice? (Do not count punch, Kool-Aida, sports drinks, or other fruit-flavored drinks.) During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat fruit? (Do not count fruit juice.) During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat green salad? During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat potatoes? (Do not count French fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips.) During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat carrots? During the past 7 days, how many times did you eat other vegetables? (Do not count green salad, potatoes, or carrots.)	A. I did not (__) during the past 7 days	A=0	0 times/day
	B. 1 to 3 times during the past 7 days	B=2/7	0.29 times/day
	C. 4 to 6 times during the past 7 days	C=5/7	0.71 times/day
	D. 1 time per day	D=1	1 time/day
	E. 2 times per day	E=2	2 times/day
	F. 3 times per day	F 3 G= 4	3 times/day
	G. 4 or more times per day	=	4 times/day
Set 2: Yesterday
Yesterday, how many times did you drink 100% fruit juices such as orange juice, apple juice, or grape juice? (Do not count punch, Kool-Aid, sports drinks, or other fruit-flavored drinks.) Yesterday, how many times did you eat fruit? (Do not count fruit juice.) Yesterday, how many times did you eat green salad? Yesterday, how many times did you eat potatoes? (Do not count French fries, fried potatoes, or potato chips.) Yesterday, how many times did you eat carrots? Yesterday, how many times did you eat other vegetables? (Do not count green salad, potatoes, or carrots.)	A. 0 times	A=0	0 times/day
	B. 1 time	B=1	1 time/day
	C. 2 times	C=2	2 times/day
	D. 3 times	D=3	3 times/day
	E. 4 times	E=4	4 times/day
	F. 5 or more times	F=5	5 times/day
Set 3: Cup-equivalents
About how many cups of fruit (including frozen, canned, and dried fruit and 100% fruit juice) do you eat or drink each day?b About how many cups of vegetables (including frozen and canned vegetables and 100% vegetable juice) do you eat or drink each day?d	A. None	A=0	0 servings/dayc
	B. ½ cup or less	B=0.25	0.5 servings/day
	C. ½ to 1 cup	C=0.75	1.5 servings/day
	D. 1 to 2 cups	D=1.5	3.0 servings/day
	E. 2 to 3 cups	E=2.5	5.0 servings/day
	F. 3 to 4 cups	F=3.5	7.0 servings/day
	G. 4 or more cups	G=4	8.0 servings/day

^aKraft Foods, Inc.

^bExamples: 1 cup of fruit=1 small apple, 1 large banana, 8 large strawberries, 2 large plums, 32 seedless grapes, 1 cup of 100% juice, ½ cup dried fruit.

^cUnit conversion of cups per day to servings per day based on 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans serving size definitions: ½ cup=1 serving, or 1 cup=2 servings.

^dExamples: 1 cup of vegetables=3 broccoli spears, 5-in long; 1 cup of cooked leafy greens; 2 cups of lettuce or raw greens; 12 baby carrots; 1 large potato or sweet potato; 2 large celery stalks; 1 cup of cooked beans.