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Published in final edited form as: J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2010 Aug;21(3 Suppl):57–75. doi: 10.1353/hpu.0.0361

Table 3.

FOODS CONSUMED AT DINNER BY AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE RURAL SOUTH OVER A THREE-DAY PERIOD (N=114)

Food consumed Females (n=75) Males (n=39) Method of Preparation
Protein Pork: roast, ribs, chops 19   2 Oven baked, in sandwich,
Chicken: liver, broth, salad 58 31 Fried, baked, barbequed, boiled; baked w/onion and seasoned salt, grilled, grilled w/lemon pepper
Beef: steak, patties, liver Salisbury steak, ravioli, meatballs, ground, corn, oxtail, neck-bones 20 12 Braised, cooked w/mushrooms, stew, oven-baked, fried and smothered, pan-fried
Sausage, Bologna   2   1 Fried
Hot dog w/ketchup   4   3 Boiled
Chili cheese dog   1   2 Broiled
Eggs   2   1 Boiled, in sweet potato pie
Fish: salmon, tilapia, cat, shrimp, crab legs, tuna 23 15 Fried, fried with Crisco, grilled, broiled with lemon pepper, steamed, Jamaican style, tuna casserole
Turkey: neck bones, wings, ground 10   4 Boiled w/turnip greens, collard greens, boiled with onions, salt, in taco
Ham hocks: ham   4   1 Cooked w/lima beans and salt
Peas and beans: black-eye, field, snap, lima, baked, pinto, black, sweet, green, early, red English, string 54 21 Boiled, in smoked neck bones, boiled w/salt and ham hocks, canned, boiled w/water, salt and bacon, cooked in rice
Nuts: Walnuts   1   0 In salad
Peanut butter   1   0 In sandwich
Fast food: Big Mac Double Cheeseburger, Hamburger, McDonald chicken nugget, Mac and Cheese, French fries, burrito 44 15
White bean chicken Chili soup, Chili   7   0 Canned, stovetop
Carbohydrates Potato, pasta, sweet potato 31 17 Mashed, wedged, boiled, baked, microwave, salad
Corn 14   4 Fried, in soup, stewed with okra, creamed
Grits   2   0 Boiled
Rice: white, brown, yellow, dirty 46 22 Fried, mixed with red bean, steamed, boiled, steamed w/butter, Spanish
Breads: Dinner rolls, rye, honey wheat, wheat, white, biscuits, corn bread (27), pancake, hush puppies, tortillas, crackers 43 32 Store, cornbread cooked in vegetable or canola oil, fried
Sweets: pound cake, banana pudding, birthday cake, white chocolate cake, sweet potato pie, brown sugar, oatmeal cookies   7   4 Store, brown sugar used in cooking mustard and turnip greens
Pizza   4   4
High sodium: chips, Ramen noodles, Jambalaya mix 16   6
Fruits and Vegetables Greens: cabbage, mustard, collard 24   8 Boiled w/ham hocks/smoked neck-bone; cooked in distilled white vinegar; cooked w smoked turkey necks and salt; boiled w/turkey neck; boiled w/small ham
Broccoli, cauliflower, pepper, spinach, mixed mushroom, carrots 26 12 Steam, boil, simmer with gravy
Onions 16   2 Simmered, used for cooking turnip and mustard greens, fish-tilapia and chicken
Squash, okra   5   3 Baked, steam, boil, in soup, in stew, cream
Tomatoes   9   3 In soup, stewed with okra and corn
Lettuce, cucumber, garden salad, coleslaw   8 12 Shredded, sliced
Pineapple, strawberries, grapes, pear, peach, cherry, apple, melons, banana, apple 25   6 Canned, fresh
Non-caffeinated Beverages Water, mineral water, a variety of caffeine sodas, high sugar fruit-flavored drinks, fruit juice 75 35 Store
Caffeinated Beverages Iced tea (sweet), sodas, beer, gin, martini, daiquiri 37 21 Store
Dairy Ice cream, cheese, milk, buttermilk, yogurt, sherbet 24 15
High fat Bacon, butter, oils, margarine 38 11