Table 6.

The food consumption by children with Down syndrome concerning the recommendations.

	All (n = 39)
		% of Children Who Met the Requirements (Ate Products Several Times a Day)	% of Children Who Never, Rarely, Once a Month or Less Often Consumed Nourishing Products ****
Products that should be eaten several times a day *	Vegetables	7%	8%
	Whole grain products	2.5%	20%
	Natural dairy products	7%	27%
Products that should be eaten every day **	Vegetable oils and/or seeds nuts	20%	Oils 5% Nuts/seeds 61%
	Fruits	51%	10%
At least one a week ***	Fatty fish	43.6%	56.4%

In the Food Frequency Questionnaire * several times a day (6), ** daily (5), *** several times a month (3) and several times a week (4), **** never or rarely (1), once a month or less often (2).