TABLE 6.

Most frequently consumed food by children in EFFECTS trial¹

0–5 mo (n = 210)		6–12 mo (n = 1634)		13–18 mo (n = 1576)		19–24 mo (n = 911)
Most frequently consumed food	Frequency	Most frequently consumed food	Frequency	Most frequently consumed food	Frequency	Most frequently consumed food	Frequency
Milk whole, 3.25% milk fat	81	Maize ugali (stiff porridge)	162	Maize ugali (stiff porridge)	162	Maize ugali (stiff porridge)	102
Mix flour porridge with sugar	41	Mix flour porridge with sugar	120	Mix flour porridge with sugar	120	Maize porridge without sugar and milk	84
Maize porridge with sugar	14	Maize porridge with sugar	108	Maize porridge with sugar	108	Maize porridge with sugar	56
Cassava porridge with sugar	10	Maize porridge without sugar and milk	94	Maize porridge without sugar and milk	94	Mix flour porridge with sugar	55
Maize porridge without sugar and milk	9	Fish relish without oil	68	Fish relish without oil	68	Fish relish with oil	36
Cassava porridge (Uji wa Muhogo)	8	Mango, ripe, fresh-EP	60	Mango, ripe, fresh—EP	60	Fish relish without oil	36
Sorghum porridge with sugar	6	Cassava stiff porridge	55	Cassava stiff porridge	55	Cassava and red sorghum ugali	31
Sorghum porridge without sugar or milk	6	Maize sorghum ugali (stiff porridge)	54	Maize sorghum ugali (stiff porridge)	54	Mango, ripe, fresh-EP	28
Mango, ripe, fresh-EP	4	Fish relish with oil	54	Fish relish with oil	54	Maize sorghum ugali (stiff porridge)	25
Finger millet and sorghum porridge	4	Rice boiled with oil	43	Rice boiled with oil	43	Small dried fish with tomatoes and oil	25
Cassava porridge with milk and sugar	4	Small dried fish with tomatoes and oil	43	Small dried fish with tomatoes and oil	43	Cassava stiff porridge	24
Maize porridge with sugar and milk	3	Milk whole, 3.25% milkfat	40	Milk whole, 3.25% milk fat	40	Sweet potato, boiled	20
Fish relish without oil	3	Maize porridge with sugar and milk	40	Maize porridge with sugar and milk	40	Kidney bean relish with oil	19
Cassava flour, ugali	3	Cassava and sorghum porridge without sugar or milk	30	Cassava and sorghum porridge without sugar or milk	30	Tea without milk, with sugar	19
Mango juice	2	Kidney bean relish with oil	28	Kidney bean relish with oil	28	Maize porridge with sugar and milk	18
Millet porridge with sugar	2	Cassava and red sorghum ugali	27	Cassava and red sorghum ugali	27	Milk whole, 3.25% milk fat	17
Cassava stiff porridge	2	Tea without milk, with sugar	25	Tea without milk, with sugar	25	Cassava and maize ugali	17
Papaya, ripe	1	Fish, fresh, stew	24	Fish, fresh, stew	24	Cassava and sorghum porridge without sugar or milk	17
Maize ugali (stiff porridge)	1	Sweet potato, boiled	24	Sweet potato, boiled	24	Rice boiled with oil	15
Maize and sorghum ugali (stiff porridge)	1	Papaya, ripe	23	Papaya, ripe	23	Fish, fresh, stew	14
Beef relish with oil	1	Amaranth, leaves, picked, boiled, drained (without salt)	23	Amaranth, leaves, picked, boiled, drained (without salt)	23	Cassava, millet and sorghum porridge	14
Kidney bean relish with oil	1	Maize, porridge, milk	23	Maize, porridge, milk	23	Amaranth, leaves, picked, boiled, drained (without salt)	11
Kidney bean relish without oil	1	Cassava flour ugali	19	Cassava flour ugali	19	Yogurt, plain, whole milk	9
Cassava and red sorghum ugali	1	Cassava, millet and sorghum porridge	18	Cassava, millet and sorghum porridge	18	Green leaf, medium, relish with oil	9
Maize porridge milk	1	—	—	—	—	Cassava flour ugali	9

¹Numbers represent frequency out of total meals across all dietary recalls. EFFECTS, Engaging Fathers for Effective Child Nutrition and Development in Tanzania; EP, edible parts.