Figure 2.

Cost of diet diversity in Tanzania, January 2011–December 2015.

Note: Foods shown are the least-cost item in their food group that month, as defined by the minimum dietary diversity for women (MDD-W) indicator. Items are ranked in cost per unit of dietary energy. CoDD1 is the cost of reaching the fifth group, and CoDD2 is the cost of including all groups. Groups in ascending order of usual cost are a starchy staple (maize), pulses (soybeans), nuts/seeds (groundnuts), meat or fish (beef for stew), other fruit (avocado), other vegetable (cabbage), dairy (milk), vitamin-A rich fruit (mangoes or papaya), green leafy vegetables (amaranth), and eggs.