Table 1.

Food groups and food items included in principal component analysis.

Food Groups	Food Items
Dark green vegetables	Asparagus, green beans, broccoli, lettuce, green pepper, sea weed, spinach, mixed greens, snow peas
Eggs	Eggs
Non-refined grains	Whole grains and partially whole grains (60%) mostly cereals, mixed granola/grain bar, cracker, oat flakes, wheat germ, whole wheat breads, puffed wheat, brown and wild rice, popcorn, barley
Fruit juice 100%	Apple juice, limeade, apple, lemon, orange juice canned or bottled, unsweetened cranberry
Legumes, nuts, and seeds	Beans (black, kidney, lima, navy, small white, soy), chickpeas, hummus, tofu, brazil nuts, coconut, almond, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashew, peanuts, mixed nuts, pecans, peanut butter, sunflower seeds
Added fats	Butter, margarine, vegetable oil, cooking oil, mayonnaise (salad dressing, miracle whip), coconut milk, dream whip, olive oil, pesto, meatless bacon bits
Fruits	All fresh and dried fruits, canned fruits (not sweetened), avocado, olives
Low-fat milk	1%, skim, rice beverage, soy beverage
Fruit drinks	Fruit juice (sweetened), fruit drinks, iced tea
Refined grains	Refined cereals, white bread, white rice, refined pasta, noodles, pop corns, ice cream cone, pie crust, pizza pop, pizza pocket
Cream	Sour cream, cream (10%, whipped or low fat)
Poultry	Chicken and turkey
Processed meats	Burger patties (beef, ham, chicken, etc.), sausages, bacon, canned meat (beef, ham, pork, chicken, turkey), dry ribs, fried chicken, nugget
High-fat milk	2%, whole, or almond milk
Tomato	Tomato (fresh, raw, cooked, canned), ketchup, clamato juice, tomato juice, pasta sauce, pizza sauce, salsa, spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce
Red meat	Beef, ham, pork, bison (ground, loin, rib, steak, stew, fried, pot roast, balls, loaf, chop)
Cheese	All kind of cheese
Yogurt	Yogurt (plain, vanilla, or fruit)
Desserts and sweets	Sweet baked products, milk desserts, jelly, chocolate, sugar, jam, syrups, honey, and candies
Fish and seafood	Fish, shrimp, lobster, mussels, pickerel, prawns, scallops
Dressings, sauces, gravy	Gravy, dressings, Caesar, French, ranch, Italian, 1000 island, Alfredo, blue cheese, chip dip, Greek, honey garlic, white sauce, sandwich spread, tartar, teen, sundried tomato
Vegetables, others	Carrots, snap beans, cabbage, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, garlic, mushroom, pepper, squash, bean sprouts, beets, onion, eggplant, radish, zucchini, potato, green peas, corn, sweet potato, and soups
Chips and fries	Potato chips, fries, corn chips, nacho, hash brown
Soft drinks	Soft drinks (sugar-sweetened or diet)
Others	Salt, spices, seasonings, additives, pickles (dill, beet), low fat sauces (mustard, hot, soy, teriyaki), vinegar