Average daily intake of food by food source and demographic characteristics, 2007-10

Food group
Fruits (cups)
Total population1
Children2
Adults2
Lower income3
Higher income3
Vegetables: total (cups)
Total population1
Children2
Adults2
Lower income3
Higher income3
Vegetables: dark green (cups)
Total population1
Children2
Adults2
Lower income3
Higher income3
Vegetables: red and orange (cups)
Total population1
Children2
Adults2
Lower income3
Higher income3
Vegetables: tomatoes (cups)
Total population1
Children2
Adults2
Lower income3
Higher income3
Vegetables: potatoes (cups)
Total population1
Children2
Adults2
Lower income3
Higher income3
Dairy (cups)
Total population1
Children2
Adults2
Lower income3
Higher income3

Total

At home

Total

1.05
1.08
1.05
1.01
1.08

0.94
0.90
0.95
0.89
0.96

0.12
0.18
0.10
0.12
0.11

1.42
0.92
1.59
1.26
1.53

0.96
0.59
1.08
0.88
1.01

0.47
0.33
0.51
0.38
0.52

0.11
0.05
0.14
0.08
0.13

0.08
0.04
0.10
0.07
0.10

0.03
0.01
0.04
0.02
0.04

0.37
0.27
0.40
0.33
0.39

0.26
0.17
0.28
0.24
0.27

0.11
0.09
0.12
0.09
0.13

0.28
0.22
0.31
0.26
0.30

0.19
0.13
0.21
0.18
0.19

0.10
0.08
0.10
0.08
0.11

0.35
0.29
0.37
0.34
0.36

0.22
0.17
0.24
0.22
0.22

0.13
0.11
0.13
0.11
0.14

1.77
2.16
1.64
1.67
1.83

1.32
1.52
1.26
1.26
1.36

0.45
0.64
0.38
0.41
0.47

Grains: total (ounces)

Total population1
Children2
Adults2
Lower income3
Higher income3
Grains: refined (ounces)
Total population1
Children2
Adults2
Lower income3
Higher income3
Grains: whole (ounces)
Total population1
Children2
Adults2
Lower income3
Higher income3
Protein foods (ounces)
Total population1
Children2
Adults2
Lower income3
Higher income3
Added sugars (tsp)
Total population1
Children2
Adults2
Lower income3
Higher income3
Oils (grams)
Total population1
Children2
Adults2
Lower income3
Higher income3
Solid fats (grams)
Total population1
Children2
Adults2
Lower income3
Higher income3

6.46
6.46
6.47
6.34
6.54

4.46
4.43
4.48
4.53
4.43

2.00
2.03
1.99
1.82
2.11

5.68
5.84
5.63
5.67
5.69

3.75
3.87
3.71
3.90
3.65

1.93
1.97
1.92
1.77
2.04

0.78
0.62
0.83
0.67
0.85

0.72
0.56
0.77
0.62
0.77

0.06
0.06
0.07
0.05
0.07

5.68
4.33
6.13
5.29
5.93

3.83
2.88
4.15
3.67
3.94

1.85
1.45
1.98
1.62
1.99

17.73
18.43
17.50
18.59
17.18

13.17
13.17
13.17
14.26
12.48

4.56
5.26
4.33
4.32
4.71

21.15
17.97
22.20
19.12
22.43

13.75
11.30
14.56
12.84
14.32

7.40
6.67
7.64
6.28
8.11

37.44
36.08
37.89
35.72

24.44
23.29
24.82
24.09

13.00
12.79
13.07
11.63

38.53

24.67

13.86

Note: see Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 (p. 80) for definition of food group.
Individuals who completed two-day intake recalls, were 2 years and older, and were not pregnant or lactating.

Children are those age 2-19 and adults are age 20 and older.

The 185 percent income poverty line is the income threshold separating lower and higher income households.

Source: 2007-10 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), two-day averages.

Away from home

Fast food

Restaurant

School

Other

0.02
0.01
0.02
0.02
0.02

0.02
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.02

0.03
0.10
0.00
0.04
0.02

0.05
0.05
0.06
0.05
0.05

0.18
0.07
0.21
0.11
0.22

0.17
0.14
0.18
0.16
0.17

0.02
0.07
0.01
0.03
0.02

0.10
0.05
0.11
0.08
0.11

0.02
0.01
0.02
0.01
0.02

0.01
0.00
0.01
0.00
0.01

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00

0.01
0.00
0.01
0.01
0.01

0.04
0.02
0.05
0.03
0.05

0.04
0.04
0.05
0.04
0.05

0.01
0.02
0.00
0.01
0.01

0.02
0.02
0.03
0.02
0.03

0.03
0.02
0.04
0.02
0.04

0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.04

0.01
0.02
0.00
0.01
0.00

0.02
0.01
0.02
0.01
0.02

0.04
0.02
0.05
0.03
0.05

0.05
0.06
0.05
0.06
0.05

0.01
0.02
0.00
0.01
0.00

0.03
0.01
0.03
0.02
0.03

0.10
0.08
0.11
0.06
0.13

0.19
0.20
0.19
0.18
0.20

0.08
0.29
0.01
0.11
0.06

0.08
0.08
0.08
0.06
0.09

or lactating.

0.53
0.31
0.61
0.38
0.63

0.90
0.84
0.92
0.88
0.91

0.14
0.50
0.02
0.19
0.11

0.43
0.37
0.45
0.37
0.46

0.51
0.30
0.58
0.37
0.60

0.89
0.84
0.91
0.87
0.90

0.13
0.48
0.02
0.18
0.10

0.40
0.35
0.41
0.35
0.43

0.02
0.01
0.02
0.01
0.02

0.01
0.00
0.01
0.01
0.01

0.01
0.03
0.00
0.01
0.01

0.03
0.02
0.03
0.02
0.03

0.65
0.28
0.77
0.45
0.77

0.72
0.63
0.75
0.71
0.73

0.09
0.31
0.02
0.12
0.07

0.39
0.22
0.44
0.33
0.42

0.98
0.87
1.01
0.78
1.10

1.59
1.70
1.55
1.67
1.54

0.28
0.99
0.04
0.38
0.21

1.72
1.70
1.73
1.51
1.86

2.38
1.17
2.78
1.56
2.90

3.16
3.19
3.15
3.10
3.20

0.39
1.33
0.08
0.48
0.33

1.47
0.98
1.64
1.15
1.68

3.53
2.02
4.03
2.48

5.51
5.13
5.64
5.48

0.88
3.18
0.12
1.21

3.08
2.47
3.28
2.46

4.19

5.53

0.67

3.47

households.