5/9/24, 2:35 PM Table - PMC

Table 1
Description of the food groups.

Number of
Food Groups Foods
Items
Dairy products 3 Milk, yoghurt, and homemade ice cream
Cheese 2 Fresh cheese, and cured or semi-cured cheese
Eggs 1 Eggs
White meat 1 Chicken and turkey
Cold cuts 1 Cold cuts and paté
Red meat 2 Red meat (beef, pork, and lamb) and minced meat
Fish 3 White fish, blue fish, and seafood
Vegetables 3 Salads, greens, and vegetable garnish
Fruit 3 Citrus fruits, fruit, and fresh fruit juice
Nuts 1 Nuts (almonds, peanuts, hazelnuts, walnuts, etc.)
Pulses 1 Pulses (lentils, chickpeas, pinto or haricot beans, and cooked peas)
Cereals and pasta 2 Rice and pasta (spaghetti, noodles, macaroni, etc.)
Potatoes 2 Potatoes and crisps
Bread 1 Bread
Cakes and Marie biscuits, chocolate biscuits, doughnuts, muffins, cakes, pastries, and
7
pastries canned fruit
Chocolate 1 Chocolate
Sugary drinks 2 Sugary drinks and packaged fruit juices
Coffee and tea 2 Coffee and tea
Wine and beer 2 Wine (red wine, white wine, and rosé) and beer
Alcoholic drinks 1 Brandy, gin, rum, whisky, vodka, and 40-proof spirits
Diet drinks 1 Sugar-free drinks

Adapted from Ciprián et al. (2013) [34].

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