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. 2017 Jun 7;9(6):582. doi: 10.3390/nu9060582

Table 3.

Actual food intake and plate waste percentage in seven schools among different age groups and sexes/g (%).

Stage Staple Food Livestock & Poultry Meat Egg Seafood Bean Product Vegetable
Primary School Recommended 60–80 16 10–16 16 6 120
Menu 79.5 141.6 24.9 0.4 5.0 101.6
Grades 1–2 52.9 73.7 10.5 0.2 2.4 38.9
(34%) (46%) (50%) (50%) (50%) (57%)
Grades 3–5 63.1 75.0 14.8 0.2 3.2 45.1
(21%) (45%) (30%) (50%) (33%) (50%)
Average Intake 58.8 74.5 13.0 0.2 2.9 42.5
(27%) (46%) (38%) (50%) (40%) (53%)
Middle School Recommended 90–100 20 16–20 20 6 160–180
Menu 93.4 119.4 34.9 27.9 14.9 176.7
Grades 6–7 (Male) 74.5 106.3 16.2 25.8 10.5 118.2
(11%) (14%) (29%) (12%) (20%) (35%)
Grades 6–7 (Female) 64.4 96.7 14.1 21.7 7.9 104.1
(23%) (22%) (38%) (26%) (40%) (43%)
Grades 8–9 (Male) 81.0 95.1 16.3 25.6 9.0 105.3
(3%) (23%) (28%) (13%) (32%) (42%)
Grades 8–9 (Female) 61.5 82.1 15.2 24.9 8.8 87.8
(26%) (34%) (33%) (15%) (33%) (52%)
Average Intake 70.9 96.7 15.5 24.6 9.2 105.9
(15%) (22%) (32%) (16%) (30%) (42%)
High School Recommended 100–120 20–30 20 20–30 6–10 180–200
Menu 140.4 164.3 18.4 2.0 23.0 198.1
Grades 10–12 (Male) 149.0 161.0 17.6 2.0 18.6 154.2
(1%) (0%) (24%) (0%) (18%) (27%)
Grades 10–12 (Female) 103.0 141.1 13.4 1.3 14.4 139.4
(31%) (12%) (42%) (35%) (37%) (34%)
Average Intake 126.7 151.3 15.5 1.6 16.6 147.0
(16%) (6%) (33%) (20%) (27%) (31%)