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Table 3 Percent total grain intake from different food groups in children (6–18 years) and adults (19+ years) based on NHANES (2001–02 to 2011–12)a,b

From: Whole grain consumption trends and associations with body weight measures in the United States: results from the cross sectional National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001–2012

Children (6–18 years)

2001–02 (n = 3147)

2003–04 (n = 2747)

2005–06 (n = 2838)

2007–08 (n = 2134)

2009–10 (n = 2263)

2011–12 (n = 2151)

Food

Percent (%)b

 Grain mixtures, frozen plate meals, soups, meat substitutes

23.3

26.1

29.9

25.4

26.5

30.9

 Yeast breads, rolls

23.0

24.8

22.2

21.6

22.5

20.8

 Crackers and non-popcorn salty snacks from grains

11.7

10.8

10.7

12.8

11.6

10.8

 All other foodsc

10.9

12.5

10.4

11.3

10.2

10.6

 Cakes, cookies, pies, pastries

8.7

8.9

8.8

8.5

7.8

8.9

 RTE cereals

6.9

6.0

4.8

4.9

4.5

5.0

 Pastas, macaroni, rice

5.8

2.2

2.3

3.0

3.7

3.3

 Quick breads

4.7

4.2

6.2

7.3

7.9

4.8

 Pancakes, waffles, french toast, crepes

2.9

2.8

3.3

3.4

3.8

3.2

 Popcorn

1.0

1.2

0.9

0.8

1.0

1.1

 Oatmeal

0.7

0.2

0.4

0.7

0.4

0.5

 Other cooked cereals

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.1

0.1

0.2

 Flour and dry mixes

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 Total Grain

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

Adults (19+ years)

2001–02 (n = 4647)

2003–04 (n = 4456)

2005–06 (n = 4405)

2007–08 (n = 5476)

2009–10 (n = 5820)

2011–12 (n = 4878)

Food

Percent (%)b

 Yeast breads, rolls

29.2

27.6

27.0

27.9

29.3

26.3

 Grain mixtures, frozen plate meals, soups, meat substitutes

17.4

21.7

23.6

20.9

20.9

25.4

 All other foodsc

12.4

13.0

10.8

11.5

11.1

11.8

 Crackers and non-popcorn salty snacks from grains

8.8

8.1

8.7

9.6

8.3

8.4

 Cakes, cookies, pies, pastries

8.3

8.9

8.3

7.9

7.4

8.6

 Quick breads

8.2

7.6

9.3

9.7

9.6

6.3

 Pastas, macaroni, rice

5.8

4.0

3.7

4.3

4.4

4.5

 RTE cereals

4.8

4.0

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.3

 Pancakes, waffles, french toast, crepes

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.5

 Oatmeal

1.4

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.5

 Popcorn

1.2

1.0

0.9

0.8

1.0

0.8

 Other cooked cereals

0.7

0.5

0.4

0.3

0.5

0.5

 Flour and dry mixes

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

 Total Grain

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

  1. aDay 1 from foods only, excluding pregnant and breastfeeding women
  2. bMean Total Grain intake from different food sources were estimated using PROC SURVEYMEANS and percent Total Grain contribution from different food groups were calculated
  3. cMeat, poultry, fish mixtures including sandwiches
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