Table 2.
GDQS food groups consumed by school-attending adolescents and their Nutritional status in Addis Ababa
| Healthy Food groups | Never or 1/wk # of students (%) | 2–4/wk # of students (%) | 5–7/wk or ≥ 1/day # of students (%) |
| Dark green leafy vegetables | 940 (78.3) | 253 (21.1) | 7 (0.5) |
| Cruciferous vegetables | 1011 (84.5) | 184 (15.3) | 5 (0.4) |
| Deep orange vegetables | 838 (69.3) | 345 (28.7) | 17 (1.4) |
| Deep orange fruits | 1060 (88.3) | 134 (11.4) | 6 (0.5) |
| Deep orange tubers | 1134 (94.5) | 57 (4.7) | 9 (0.7) |
| Other vegetables | 61 (5.08) | 143 (11.9) | 996 (83.0) |
| Citrus fruits | 952 (79.3) | 223 (18.5) | 25 (2.1) |
| Other fruits | 910 (75.8) | 271 (22.5) | 19 (1.5) |
| Legumes | 181 (15.1) | 425 (35.4) | 594 (49.5) |
| Nuts and seeds | 1051 (87.6) | 121 (10.1) | 28 (2.3) |
| Poultry | 1179 (98.2) | 21 (1.7) | 0 (0) |
| Fish | 1194 (99.5) | 6 (0.5) | 0 (0) |
| Whole grains | 13 (1.1) | 44 (3.6) | 1143 (95.2) |
| Liquid oils | 130 (10.8) | 31 (2.6) | 1039 (86.5) |
| Low fat dairy | 939 (78.2) | 210 (17.5) | 51 (4.2) |
| Eggs | 951 (79.2) | 236 (19.6) | 13 (1.1) |
| Unhealthy Food groups | Never or 1/wk | 2–4/wk | 5–7/wk or≥ 1/day |
| White roots and tubers | 35 (2.92) | 461 (38.4) | 704 (58.6) |
| Red meat | 1111 (92.6) | 89 (7.4) | 0 (0) |
| Processed meat | 9 (0.7) | 219 (18.2) | 972 (81) |
| Refined grains and baked goods | 727 (60.6) | 361 (30.1) | 112 (9.3) |
| Sugar-sweetened beverages | 24 (2) | 191 (15.9) | 985 (82.1) |
| Sweets and ice cream | 81 (6.7) | 348 (29) | 771 (64.2) |
| High fat dairy | 927 (77.2) | 230 (19.1) | 43 (3.6) |
| Juice | 5 (0.4) | 65 (5.4) | 1130 (94.1) |
| Fried foods eaten away from home | 42 (3.5) | 301 (25.1) | 857 (71.4) |