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. 2019 Jan 13;11(1):159. doi: 10.3390/nu11010159

Table 1.

Comparison of food consumption frequencies of foods eaten outside preschool measured with a seven-day food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and a three-day food record in the Increased Health and Wellbeing in Preschools (DAGIS) study (2015–2016, n = 756).

Consumption Frequency according to FFQ, % of Participants Comparison of the Two Methods, % of Participants
Food Item n Not at All Less than Daily Daily In the Same Quarter In the same or adjacent quarter Grossly Misclassified into Opposite Quarters
Vegetables, fruit and berries
Fresh vegetables 754 2 29 69 35 76 7
Cooked and canned vegetables 1 753 25 59 16 35 73 9
Potatoes (in all its forms) 755 3 85 13 30 72 6
Peas, beans, lentils, and soya 754 70 29 1 68 72 13
Fresh fruit 756 2 47 51 38 80 3
Canned and frozen fruit 754 80 20 0.4 78 78 22
Berries 752 30 63 7 41 70 7
Dried fruit and berries 756 58 41 1 61 64 15
Commercial baby foods and smoothies (no added sugar) 755 75 23 1 75 77 14
Berry and fruit soups (with added sugar) 754 64 34 2 66 71 10
Dairy products
Skimmed milk and sour milk 752 51 6 43 71 96 0.9
1% fat milk, semi-skimmed milk, and sour milk 755 46 8 46 63 94 0.3
Whole milk and sour milk 753 89 7 4 90 90 10
Low-fat cheese (less than 20% fat) 751 60 26 14 59 71 10
High-fat cheese (20% or more fat) 755 33 40 27 50 81 5
Flavored and sweetened milk- and plant-based drinks 755 55 38 7 60 76 12
Natural yoghurt and quark (also plant-based products) 755 63 33 3 67 72 14
Flavored yoghurt and quark (also plant-based products) 754 23 61 16 49 83 3
Puddings 755 67 32 1 69 72 14
Ice cream 754 41 58 1 37 81 10
Fish, meat, and eggs
Fish dishes and fish products 754 20 79 0.4 29 73 6
Red meat (beef, pork, lamb and mutton, and game) 754 3 91 6 33 65 12
White meat (poultry) 756 13 84 3 35 70 7
Cold cuts 750 35 46 20 43 74 9
Sausages, frankfurters, and luncheon meats 754 23 71 6 31 72 8
Eggs 755 39 60 1 47 71 21
Cereal products
Brown rice and pasta 755 39 59 2 45 70 12
White rice and pasta 755 30 69 2 33 70 9
Rye bread, crispbread, and thin rye crackers 755 13 55 32 45 75 9
Multigrain bread and wholemeal bread 754 18 59 24 36 74 8
White bread 755 67 28 5 58 63 12
Sugar-sweetened cereals and muesli 754 52 44 3 52 74 10
Berry, fruit, and chocolate porridge (with added sugar) 756 91 9 1 87 87 13
Wholegrain porridge and cereals (no added sugar) 756 31 54 15 46 82 5
Sweet biscuits and cereal bars 755 29 69 2 35 70 9
Sweet pastries 2 755 22 77 0.3 27 71 6
Drinks
Sugar-sweetened juice drinks 752 24 68 8 37 69 8
Fruit juice (no added sugar) 754 54 39 6 58 79 9
Soft drinks (with added sugar) 756 72 28 0.1 72 78 7
Reduced sugar juices and soft drinks 755 87 12 1 85 85 15
Others
Chocolate 754 35 64 1 33 78 13
Sweets 756 16 83 1 20 78 14
Added sugar, honey, or syrup 3 754 59 35 6 62 69 9
Jams, marmalades, and sweetened spreads 755 67 30 3 66 73 9
Plain nuts, almonds, and seeds 754 72 25 3 78 80 11
Flavored nuts, almonds, and seeds (e.g., salted nuts) 755 91 9 0 91 91 9
Crisps and popcorn 756 48 52 0.4 45 60 10

Items in the table are in the same order as in the FFQ (available at https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/235382). 1 As a side dish or as an ingredient in a dish. 2 Cakes, cupcakes, sweet rolls, Danish pastries, pies, and other sweet pastries. 3 for example, in porridge, tea, berries, yoghurt, or quark.