Table 1.
Description of the food items included in the food groups.
| Food Groups (Number of Foods Items) | Foods |
|---|---|
| Dairy Products (4) | whole dairy products; semi-skimmed, skimmed and fortified dairy products; Petit Suisse; cheese. |
| Eggs (1) | Eggs |
| White meat (1) | chicken or turkey |
| Red meat (1) | beef, pork or lamb |
| Processed meat (3) | sausages; ham, salami and others; serrano ham |
| Fatty fish (3) | swordfish, bonito, and fresh tuna; small oily fish (mackerel, sardine; anchovy); canned sardine or mackerel |
| Lean fish (1) | A assorted or mixed fried fish (hake; gilthead sea bream and sole) |
| Seafood (2) | clams, mussels, squid, octopus, shellfish (cramps, shrimps, lobster); surimi and other fish-based food products |
| Fruits (2) | oranges; other fruit (apples; banana; pears; watermelon; melon; peach; kiwi; cherries, strawberries) |
| Vegetables (2) | raw vegetables (tomatoes; onions; lettuces; peppers and carrots) and cooked vegetables (spinach; cabbage, cauliflower or broccoli; carrots or squash; eggplant, zucchini, or cucumber; green, red, or yellow peppers) |
| Nuts (1) | almonds, walnuts, peanuts and other types of nuts |
| Legumes (1) | lentils, chickpeas, beans, peas, and green beans |
| Cereals and Pasta (2) | breakfast cereals; corn, rice and pasta |
| Bread (2) | white and whole breads |
| Potatoes (2) | frozen French fry; homemade boiled/stew |
| Sweets and sugar (5) | biscuits and baked goods; biscuits and baked goods with chocolate; peanut butter (e.g., Nutella/Nocilla); chocolate/cocoa powder; candies, marmalade, and honey |
| Sweetened beverages (3) | packages juices; sugar soft drinks and artificially soft drinks |