Table 1.
MILK AND DAIRY | GRAINS |
• Milk | • Cooked Grains |
• Flavored Milk | • Breads, Rolls, Tortillas |
• Dairy Drinks and Substitutes | • Quick Breads and Bread Products |
• Cheese | • Ready-to-Eat Cereals |
• Yogurt | • Cooked Cereals |
PROTEIN FOODS | SNACKS AND SWEETS |
• Meats | • Savory Snacks |
• Poultry | • Crackers |
• Seafood | • Snack/Meal Bars |
• Eggs | • Sweet Bakery Products |
• Cured Meats/Poultry | • Candy |
• Plant-based Protein Foods | • Other Desserts |
MIXED DISHES | FRUIT |
• Mixed Dishes - Meat, Poultry, Seafood | • Fruits |
• Mixed Dishes - Grain-based | VEGETABLES |
• Mixed Dishes - Asian | • Vegetables, excluding Potatoes |
• Mixed Dishes - Mexican | • White Potatoes |
• Mixed Dishes - Pizza | BEVERAGES, NONALCOHOLIC |
• Mixed Dishes - Sandwiches (single code) | • 100% Juice |
• Mixed Dishes – Soups | • Diet Beverages |
• Sweetened Beverages | |
• Coffee and Tea |
aadapted from https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/80400530/pdf/1314/Food_categories_2013-2014.pdf
A complete list of food codes in each food group is available at: https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/80400530/apps/WWEIA1314_foodcat_FNDDS.xlsx