Table 2.
Average amount of the top five milk, grain, and protein sources consumed by children in the Maternal Infant Nutrition Growth (MING) study
| Milk | Grain and grain product | Protein sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food | Per capita ml/day (mean±SE) | Food | Per capita g/day (mean±SE) | Food | Per capita g/day (mean±SE) | |
| 6–8 months (n = 201) | Breast milk | 263.0±18.6 | Rice | 28.7±4.8 | Eggs | 24.1±3.6 |
| Infant formula | 40.5±3.3 | Infant cereal | 17.1±2.4 | Pork/ham | 5.0±1.3 | |
| Cow's milk | 3.6±2.5 | Noodle | 9.5±2.6 | Dried beans/meat substitutes | 2.6±1.2 | |
| Growing-up milk | 1.7±0.8 | Steamed bread | 2.7±0.8 | Fish/shrimp/shellfish | 2.4±1.6 | |
| – | Millet | 1.1±0.5 | Organ meat | 0.6±0.3 | ||
| 9–11 months (n = 235) | Breast milk | 180.3±17.0 | Rice | 63.1±6.5 | Eggs | 32.6±2.6 |
| Infant formula | 41.6±3.2 | Noodle | 25.4±4.0 | Pork/ham | 7.5±1.2 | |
| Cow's milk | 16.6±6.3 | Infant cereal | 10.1±1.9 | Fish/shrimp/shellfish | 5.2±1.1 | |
| Growing-up milk | 2.1±0.8 | Millet | 5.6±1.8 | Dried beans/meat substitutes | 3.2±0.9 | |
| – | Steamed bread | 5.2±1.2 | Organ meat | 0.8±0.3 | ||
| 12–14 months (n = 125) | Cow's milk | 53.1±19.0 | Rice | 78.8±10.1 | Eggs | 33.9±3.1 |
| Growing-up milk | 47.3±5.5 | Noodle | 30.2±6.3 | Pork/ham | 12.3±2.4 | |
| Breast milk | 36.3±7.9 | Infant cereal | 5.2±2.0 | Dried beans/meat substitutes | 8.1±3.3 | |
| Infant formula | 1.1±0.5 | Millet | 4.3±1.4 | Fish/shrimp/shellfish | 6.4±1.8 | |
| – | Steamed bread | 3.5±1.1 | Chicken/duck | 3.5±1.3 | ||
| 15–17 months (n = 75) | Cow's milk | 87.7±24.8 | Rice | 102.3±12.7 | Eggs | 37.7±4.7 |
| Growing-up milk | 57.4±9.0 | Noodle | 31.9±6.0 | Pork/ham | 11.1±2.8 | |
| Breast milk | 26.1±10.1 | Millet | 12.8±4.4 | Fish/shrimp/shellfish | 7.2±2.4 | |
| Infant formula | 0.3±0.3 | Steamed bread | 8.7±2.6 | Dried beans/meat substitutes | 5.8±1.9 | |
| – | Infant cereal | 1.8±1.5 | Chicken/duck | 1.4±0.8 | ||
| 18–20 months (n = 160) | Growing-up milk | 42.8±4.0 | Rice | 106.7±9.0 | Eggs | 40.3±3.4 |
| Cow's milk | 42.2±9.0 | Noodle | 24.6±3.8 | Pork/ham | 24.3±3.0 | |
| Breast milk | 8.3±3.3 | Bread | 11.1±0.9 | Fish/shrimp/shellfish | 20.0±6.2 | |
| Infant formula | 1.3±0.8 | Steamed bread | 6.2±1.5 | Dried beans/meat substitutes | 12.0±2.8 | |
| – | Millet | 3.8±1.1 | Chicken/duck | 6.3±2.2 | ||
| 21–23 months (n = 110) | Cow's milk | 72.3±15.0 | Rice | 95.3±9.3 | Eggs | 41.6±4.0 |
| Growing-up milk | 44.6±5.0 | Noodle | 27.9±5.2 | Pork/ham | 32.4±4.4 | |
| Infant formula | 3.6±1.3 | Steamed bread | 7.4±1.7 | Dried beans/meat substitutes | 12.1±2.8 | |
| Breast milk | 1.6±1.1 | Cornmeal | 5.5±3.8 | Fish/shrimp/shellfish | 6.0±1.9 | |
| – | Millet | 4.5±1.5 | Chicken/duck | 4.4±1.8 | ||
| 24–29 months (n = 248) | Cow's milk | 94.6±9.8 | Rice | 109.3±6.8 | Eggs | 41.9±2.7 |
| Growing-up milk | 32.5±3.2 | Noodle | 30.9±4.0 | Pork/ham | 26.4±2.8 | |
| Infant formula | 0.7±0.3 | Bread | 13.3±0.8 | Dried beans/meat substitutes | 23.0±6.2 | |
| Breast milk | 0.5±0.5 | Steamed bread | 7.4±1.5 | Fish/shrimp/shellfish | 13.1±2.2 | |
| – | Millet | 3.0±0.7 | Chicken/duck | 7.0±1.8 | ||
| 30–35 months (n = 196) | Cow's milk | 122.1±12.5 | Rice | 111.1±10.0 | Eggs | 48.7±3.1 |
| Growing-up milk | 23.2±2.2 | Noodle | 29.5±3.6 | Pork/ham | 33.2±3.0 | |
| Breast milk | 0.5±0.4 | Bread | 18.1±1.3 | Dried beans/meat substitutes | 30.0±5.7 | |
| Infant formula | 0.4±0.2 | Millet | 7.0±2.1 | Fish/shrimp/shellfish | 15.5±3.3 | |
| – | Steamed bread | 4.9±1.3 | Beef | 9.1±1.7 | ||