Table 2.

Consumers and daily cost of major WWEIA food groups

Main Groups	% Consumers Mean ± SE	Total Cost Daily ($) Mean ± SE	% of Total Cost Mean ± SE
Age 2–18 years (n = 5876)
All	100	4.74 ± 0.06	100
Milk and Dairy	82.0 ± 0.9	0.54 ± 0.01	11.5 ± 0.3
Protein Foods	75.1 ± 1.1	0.85 ± 0.03	18.0 ± 0.7
Mixed Dishes	77.5 ± 1.0	1.16 ± 0.03	24.6 ± 0.6
Grains	82.7 ± 0.9	0.30 ± 0.01	6.44 ± 0.15
Snacks and Sweets	87.8 ± 0.9	0.67 ± 0.02	14.2 ± 0.4
Fruit	51.1 ± 1.5	0.33 ± 0.01	7.05 ± 0.31
Vegetables	53.8 ± 1.3	0.23 ± 0.01	4.88 ± 0.17
Age 19–99 years (n = 9953)
All	100	6.43 ± 0.06	100
Milk and Dairy	66.1 ± 0.8	0.39 ± 0.01	6.14 ± 0.13
Protein Foods	80.7 ± 0.6	1.46 ± 0.04	22.8 ± 0.6
Mixed Dishes	71.1 ± 0.8	1.41 ± 0.02	21.9 ± 0.4
Grains	78.7 ± 0.6	0.31 ± 0.01	4.83 ± 0.11
Snacks and Sweets	78.6 ± 0.6	0.57 ± 0.02	8.86 ± 0.26
Fruit	43.2 ± 1.0	0.33 ± 0.01	5.08 ± 0.14
Vegetables	68.0 ± 0.9	0.51 ± 0.02	7.88 ± 0.23

Data from NHANES 2011–2014