Table 2.
Food sources of energy among Mexican infants, toddlers, and young children aged 0–47.9 months by age group from ENSANUT 2012.
| Rank | Age 0–5.9 Months | Age 6–11.9 Months | Age 12–23.9 Months | Age 24–47.9 Months | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Group | % of Total | Food Group | % of Total | Food Group | % of Total | Food Group | % of Total | ||||
| 1 | Breast milk | 52.6 | Breast milk | 26.7 | Cow’s milk | 13.2 | Cow’s milk | 10.7 | |||
| 2 | Infant formula | 34.3 | Infant formula | 16.5 | Soups & stews | 7.8 | Tortillas (plain) | 8.3 | |||
| 3 | Cow’s milk | 1.9 | Cow’s milk | 10.2 | Infant formula | 6.9 | Sweetened breads | 7.0 | |||
| 4 | Baby food (vegetables) | 1.0 | Soups & stews | 6.5 | Tortillas (plain) | 5.4 | Soups & stews | 5.7 | |||
| 5 | Infant Cereal | 1.0 | Cookies | 4.3 | Sweetened breads | 4.9 | Eggs & egg dishes | 5.3 | |||
| 6 | Yogurt | 3.6 | Traditional beverages | 4.7 | Cookies | 4.2 | |||||
| 7 | Fresh or frozen fruit | 3.2 | Eggs & egg dishes | 4.3 | Dried beans | 4.1 | |||||
| 8 | Tortillas (plain) | 3.0 | Fresh or frozen fruit | 4.1 | Sandwiches & tortas | 4.1 | |||||
| 9 | Eggs & egg dishes | 2.6 | Cookies | 3.9 | Traditional beverages | 3.3 | |||||
| 10 | Traditional beverages | 1.7 | Breast milk | 3.2 | Fresh or frozen fruit | 3.2 | |||||
| 11 | Infant cereal | 1.7 | Yogurt | 3.2 | Breakfast cereals | 2.9 | |||||
| 12 | Dried beans | 1.4 | Dried beans | 2.8 | Meats | 2.9 | |||||
| 13 | Sweetened breads | 1.0 | Meats | 2.7 | Yogurt | 2.9 | |||||
| 14 | 100% fruit juice | 1.0 | Breakfast cereals | 2.6 | Salty snacks | 2.8 | |||||
| 15 | Salty snacks | 1.0 | Sweetened tea and coffee | 2.6 | Sweetened tea and coffee | 2.2 | |||||
| 16 | Salty snacks | 2.2 | Rice mixed dishes | 2.1 | |||||||
| 17 | Pasta mixed dishes | 1.9 | Carbonated sodas | 1.7 | |||||||
| 18 | Sandwiches & tortas | 1.7 | Candy | 1.4 | |||||||
| 19 | Rice mixed dishes | 1.5 | Vegetable & cheese tacos | 1.2 | |||||||
| 20 | 100% fruit juice | 1.5 | Tamales | 1.2 | |||||||
| 21 | Fruit-flavored drinks | 1.3 | Fruit-flavored drinks | 1.2 | |||||||
| 22 | Tamales | 1.2 | Bread/rolls/biscuits/bagels | 1.1 | |||||||
| 23 | Beef or pork with vegetables and/or rice/pasta/potatoes | 1.1 | |||||||||
| 24 | Pasta mixed dishes | 1.1 | |||||||||
| 25 | 100% fruit juice | 1.1 | |||||||||
| 26 | Meat tacos | 1.1 | |||||||||
| 27 | Chicken or turkey with vegetables and/or rice/pasta/potatoes | 1.0 | |||||||||
| 28 | Enchiladas | 1.0 | |||||||||
| 29 | White potatoes | 1.0 | |||||||||
| All food groups | 90.8 | 84.4 | 83.6 | 86.9 | |||||||