TABLE 2.
Most frequently consumed foods within each food group by age at interview in children participating in a randomized trial of complementary food supplements in rural Bangladesh1
| Food item (%) |
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| Food group | 6 mo | 9 mo | 12 mo | 15 mo | 18 mo |
| Grains and starchy roots | Rice (42.7) | Rice (92.5) | Rice (95.2) | Rice (95.5) | Rice (95.7) |
| Suji or payesh (17.9) | Potato (65.5) | Potato (74.6) | Potato (73.5) | Potato (77.1) | |
| Potato (12.4) | Puffed rice (22.2) | Puffed rice (33.4) | Puffed rice (39.0) | Puffed rice (42.2) | |
| Legumes/nuts | Dal (4.0) | Dal (21.8) | Dal (25.8) | Dal (28.1) | Dal (24.4) |
| Khichuri (2.2) | Khichuri (7.1) | Khichuri (6.6) | Khichuri (6.2) | Khichuri (6.7) | |
| Peanuts (0.0) | Singara (0.3) | Singara (0.8) | Singara (1.6) | Singara (2.6) | |
| Dairy | Milk (8.7) | Milk (13.6) | Milk (19.8) | Milk (24.5) | Milk (23.0) |
| Suji or payesh (6.2) | Suji or payesh (7.5) | Suji or payesh (9.0) | Suji or payesh (8.6) | Suji or payesh (10.0) | |
| Formula (5.2) | Formula (1.9) | Yogurt (2.3)2 | Yogurt (3.0) | Yogurt (3.7) | |
| Meat and fish | Fish (7.4) | Fish (30.0) | Fish (34.9) | Fish (39.3) | Fish (45.3) |
| Liver (3.3) | Liver (8.6) | Meat (11.9) | Meat (16.1) | Meat (18.0) | |
| Meat (0.9)3 | Meat (7.1) | Liver (8.8) | Liver (10.5) | Liver (10.1) | |
| Eggs | Egg (7.5) | Egg (22.3) | Egg (23.8) | Egg (27.5) | Egg (30.8) |
| Noodles (0.2)4 | Noodles (0.4) | Noodles (0.3) | Noodles (0.5) | Noodles (0.4) | |
| Vitamin A–rich F/Vs | Leafy vegetables (5.0) | Leafy vegetables (21.8) | Leafy vegetables (28.5) | Leafy vegetables (28.8) | Leafy vegetables (27.3) |
| Khichuri (2.2) | Khichuri (7.1) | Mango (9.6) | Mango (15.8) | Khichuri (6.7) | |
| Papaya (0.4) | Mango (6.3) | Khichuri (6.6) | Khichuri (6.2) | Papaya (2.6) | |
| Other F/Vs | Banana (3.9) | Eggplant (14.0) | Eggplant (16.8) | Eggplant (23.5) | Eggplant (27.6) |
| Khichuri (2.2) | Banana (8.2) | Banana (14.2) | Banana (21.2) | Banana (22.7) | |
| Eggplant (2.0) | Khichuri (7.1) | Parble (12.2) | Parble (18.0) | Parble (10.7) | |
| Other5 | Biscuits (27.7) | Biscuits (43.8) | Biscuits (48.7) | Biscuits (50.4) | Biscuits (56.5) |
| Cake (5.3) | Cake (14.4) | Cake (17.4) | Cake (19.8) | Cake (23.3) | |
| Candy (3.0) | Candy (4.7) | Gilapi (8.5) | Gilapi (12.2) | Candy (15.0) | |
Values in parentheses are percentages of children who consumed each food in the past 24 h. Sample sizes ranged from n = 5384 at 6 mo of age to n = 5067 at 18 mo of age. F/V, fruit and vegetable.
Yogurt included yogurt and dairy-based sweets.
Meat included beef, goat, and chicken.
Noodles refers to a stir-fried mixed dish containing noodles, egg, and vegetables.
Foods in this group were not counted toward the dietary diversity score. Note that biscuits are cookies and gilapi is one of several types of fried sweet or salty snack foods that were all counted within this food item.