TABLE 2.

Per capita percentage of energy contributed from the top 5 food groups by age group at each eating occasion among children aged 2–13 y participating in the Mexican National Health and Nutrition Survey (ENSANUT), 2012¹

		Contribution, %
Rank	Food groups	To eating occasion	To total daily energy
2- to 5-y-olds
Breakfast
1	Whole milk	18.1 ± 1.18	4.3 ± 0.34
2	Sweetened breads	10.3 ± 1.17	3.0 ± 0.31
3	Eggs and egg dishes	9.0 ± 0.74	2.3 ± 0.23
4	Ready-to-eat cereal	8.6 ± 0.98	2.1 ± 0.24
5	Cookies	6.2 ± 0.69	1.7 ± 0.21
Almuerzo
1	Sandwiches, tortas, filled rolls	13.3 ± 1.81	3.4 ± 0.45
2	Tortillas	11.7 ± 1.04	3.0 ± 0.26
3	Eggs and egg dishes	9.4 ± 1.03	2.1 ± 0.26
4	Soups and stews	5.9 ± 1.12	1.6 ± 0.45
5	Legumes	5.9 ± 0.85	1.5 ± 0.23
Lunch
1	Tortillas	17.4 ± 0.79	4.8 ± 0.23
2	Soups and stews	11.9 ± 0.77	3.2 ± 0.26
3	Legumes	5.6 ± 0.47	1.6 ± 0.15
4	Poultry	5.2 ± 0.62	1.8 ± 0.29
5	Sandwiches, tortas, filled rolls	4.2 ± 0.71	1.5 ± 0.28
Dinner
1	Whole milk	15.9 ± 1.04	3.4 ± 0.22
2	Sweetened breads	9.8 ± 1.06	2.7 ± 0.29
3	Ready-to-eat cereal	7.5 ± 0.98	1.4 ± 0.20
4	Sandwiches, tortas, filled rolls	7.2 ± 0.82	2.2 ± 0.29
5	Tortillas	4.9 ± 0.45	1.2 ± 0.13
Morning snack
1	Fruit, fresh and frozen	18.7 ± 1.68	2.6 ± 0.35
2	Whole milk	13.8 ± 1.44	2.9 ± 0.41
3	Salty snacks	8.0 ± 1.03	1.4 ± 0.20
4	Candy	6.6 ± 1.33	0.5 ± 0.08
5	Baby yogurt	5.2 ± 0.82	0.9 ± 0.14
Afternoon snack
1	Fruit, fresh and frozen	20.9 ± 1.75	2.2 ± 0.19
2	Candy	15.7 ± 1.50	1.6 ± 0.22
3	Salty snacks	12.3 ± 1.24	2.4 ± 0.24
4	Cookies	6.6 ± 0.98	1.5 ± 0.22
5	Sweetened breads	4.9 ± 0.98	1.4 ± 0.50
Evening snack
1	Whole milk	46.6 ± 4.46	5.6 ± 0.71
2	Fortified milk	5.2 ± 1.65	0.5 ± 0.19
3	Sweetened breads	4.6 ± 1.53	1.2 ± 0.40
4	Water and milk-based atoles	3.9 ± 2.02	0.6 ± 0.36
5	Candy	3.8 ± 1.66	0.3 ± 0.12
6- to 13-y-olds
Breakfast
1	Whole milk	13.0 ± 0.93	2.7 ± 0.19
2	Sweetened breads	12.2 ± 0.91	3.3 ± 0.25
3	Tortillas	8.6 ± 0.56	2.9 ± 0.21
4	Sandwiches, tortas, filled rolls	7.6 ± 0.68	2.4 ± 0.24
5	Ready-to-eat cereal	7.6 ± 0.92	1.5 ± 0.17
Almuerzo
1	Sandwiches, tortas, filled rolls	19.0 ± 1.35	5.1 ± 0.39
2	Tortillas	16.5 ± 1.12	5.2 ± 0.35
3	Eggs and egg dishes	5.7 ± 0.63	1.4 ± 0.14
4	Meat tacos	5.5 ± 0.75	1.4 ± 0.22
5	Legumes	4.7 ± 0.62	1.4 ± 0.16
Lunch
1	Tortillas	24.9 ± 0.83	8.3 ± 0.32
2	Soups and stews	7.8 ± 0.69	2.2 ± 0.18
3	Legumes	6.8 ± 0.55	2.2 ± 0.24
4	Sandwiches, tortas, filled rolls	4.7 ± 0.48	1.8 ± 0.20
5	Carbonated sodas	4.6 ± 0.33	1.5 ± 0.09
Dinner
1	Sweetened breads	10.9 ± 0.92	2.9 ± 0.24
2	Tortillas	10.0 ± 0.69	2.9 ± 0.20
3	Whole milk	9.1 ± 0.70	1.8 ± 0.14
4	Sandwiches, tortas, filled rolls	7.0 ± 0.61	2.0 ± 0.19
5	Ready-to-eat cereal	6.1 ± 0.68	1.4 ± 0.16
Morning snack
1	Fruit, fresh and frozen	18.7 ± 1.41	1.9 ± 0.23
2	Salty snacks	16.2 ± 1.50	3.2 ± 0.41
3	Candy	8.4 ± 1.19	0.5 ± 0.08
4	Sandwiches, tortas, filled rolls	7.7 ± 1.60	2.5 ± 0.87
5	Carbonated sodas	4.7 ± 0.94	0.5 ± 0.10
Afternoon snack
1	Salty snacks	24.3 ± 1.62	4.8 ± 0.43
2	Fruit, fresh and frozen	16.9 ± 1.38	1.6 ± 0.16
3	Candy	13.4 ± 1.28	1.0 ± 0.10
4	Cookies	5.8 ± 0.80	1.5 ± 0.26
5	Sweetened breads	3.2 ± 0.60	0.7 ± 0.15
Evening snack
1	Sweetened tea and coffee	12.0 ± 4.03	0.4 ± 0.12
2	Fruit, fresh and frozen	11.7 ± 3.4	0.9 ± 0.52
3	Salty snacks	10.4 ± 2.96	1.3 ± 0.32
4	Sweetened breads	10.0 ± 2.72	1.4 ± 0.42
5	Whole milk	8.6 ± 2.15	0.9 ± 0.22

¹Values are means ± SEs, n = 5093. ENSANUT, Encuesta Nacional de Salud y Nutrición.