Table 1.
Food Groups Included in MDD-W Score.a
| Food Group | Specific Foods |
|---|---|
| Starchy staples (grains, white roots and tubers, and plantains) | Porridge, ugali (stiff porridge), bread, spaghetti, chapati, donut, rice cake, biscuit, cake, maize, rice, Irish potato, plantain, amaranth grain, cassava, taro |
| Meat, poultry, and fish | Beef, goat, pork, chicken, and fish |
| Dark green leafy vegetables | Spinach, cassava leaves, sweet potato leaves, amaranth greens, pumpkin leaves, cowpea leaves, Chinese cabbage |
| Other vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables | Mango, papaya, pumpkin, carrot, sweet potato |
| Other vegetables | Lettuce, eggplant, cucumber, cabbage, green pepper, okra, tomato |
| Other fruits | Ripe banana, tamarind, plum, tangerine, lemon/lime, jackfruit, baobab, guava, watermelon, peaches, avocado, pineapple, pineapple juice, orange, orange juice, passion juice |
| Pulses (beans, peas, and lentils) | Kidney beans, green mung beans, pigeon peas, chick peas, cow peas |
| Dairy | Cow’s milk, tea with milk, coffee with milk, ice cream |
| Eggs | Eggs |
| Nuts and seeds | Bambara nuts |
Abbreviations: FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization; MDD-W, minimum dietary diversity for women.
a
FAO and FH360, 2016.