Table 1 Food grouping for data analyses
| Â | Food groups | Na | Food items in the NZAFFQ |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Fruit juice or cordial | 1 | Fruit juice / drink / cordials |
2 | Artificially sweetened drink | 1 | Artificially sweetened drinks |
3 | Tea or coffee | 1 | Tea or coffee (including Ice Tea) |
4 | Milky or chocolate drink | 1 | Milky or chocolate drink |
5 | Sugar-added drinks | 3 | Regular soft drinks, Sports drink, Energy drinks |
6 | Breakfast cereals | 1 | Breakfast cereals (all kinds) |
7 | Non-white bread or bun | 1 | Brown or wholegrain bread or roll |
8 | Rice, pasta or noodles | 1 | Rice / pasta / noodles |
9 | White bread or bun | 1 | White bread or roll |
10 | Cheese | 1 | Cheese |
11 | Non-standard milk | 1 | Low-fat milk (light blue)/ Trim milk (green)/ Calci Trim milk (yellow)/ Rice milk/ Soy milk |
12 | Standard milk | 1 | Standard milk (dark blue) |
13 | Yoghurt | 1 | Yoghurt |
14 | Poultry | 1 | Chicken/ turkey/duck |
15 | Eggs | 1 | Eggs |
16 | Nuts or seeds | 1 | Nuts or seeds |
17 | Meat alternatives | 1 | Tofu /vegetarian sausages /falafel |
18 | Legumes | 1 | Baked beans/ chickpeas/ lentils/ kidney beans |
19 | Red meat and processed meat | 4 | Beef, Lamb or mutton, Pork, Processed meat (including sausage, salami and luncheon) |
20 | Fish and seafood | 2 | Fish, Other seafood (including mussels, oyster, prawns) |
21 | Fruits | 13 | Apple, Banana, Oranges or mandarins, Peaches or nectarines, Pears, Apricots, Plums, Kiwifruit, Strawberries or berries, Grapes, Melons (including watermelon, rockmelon, honeydew), Pineapple, Avocado |
22 | Cruciferous vegetables | 3 | Broccoli or cauliflower, Cabbage or coleslaw, Brussels sprouts |
23 | Green leafy vegetables | 4 | Lettuce or salad green, Mixed vegetables, Watercress or puha, Silverbeet or spinach |
24 | Marrow-like vegetables | 2 | Cucumber, Zucchini or courgette |
25 | Red or yellow vegetables | 5 | Pumpkin, Kumara, Carrots, Capsicums, Tomatoes |
26 | Potatoes | 2 | Hot chips or wedges or French fries, Potatoes (not fried) |
27 | Other vegetables | 6 | Onion or leeks, Mushrooms, Corn, Taro, Peas or green beans, Celery or asparagus. |
28 | Sweet bakery products | 1 | Sweet biscuits/ cakes/ muffins/ doughnuts/ fruit pies |
29 | Sweet snack bars | 1 | Muesli bar / fruit bar / rice bubble bar |
30 | Nut spread | 1 | Peanut butter / nut spread |
31 | Ice-cream | 1 | Ice-cream |
32 | Sweets | 2 | Lollies, Chocolate confectionery |
33 | Convenience foods | 2 | Pies or sausage rolls, Pizza |
34 | Savoury biscuits and crisps | 2 | Potato crisps or corn snacks, Savoury biscuits or snacks |