Table 5 Food items included in each of the food groups considered in this study
From: Sex disparities in dietary intake across the lifespan: the case of Lebanon
| Food Groups | Composition |
|---|---|
| Bread | All kinds of bread |
| Cereals | Cereals, rice, rice-based dishes, pasta, bulgur, pizza |
| Legumes | All kinds of legumes, legume-based dishes |
| Starchy Vegetables | Potatoes (including potato-based dishes), pumpkin, sweet corn |
| Vegetables |
Raw vegetables (including all kinds of salads & all kinds of vegetables), cooked vegetables, vegetable-based traditional dishes, canned vegetables (including heart of palm, carrots, tomato juice, artichoke) |
| Chips & Salty Crackers | Chips, pretzels, popcorn |
| Nuts & Seeds | All kinds of nuts and seeds (including peanuts, pine, pistachios, walnuts, flaxseed, pumpkin kernels, green almonds, coconut) |
| Dairy Products | |
| Milk | All kinds of milk (including infant formula) |
| Milk derivatives | All kinds of cheese, yoghurt, laban,yoghurt-based dishes |
| Milk sweetened | Milk-based puddings, frozen yoghurt, fruit yoghurt |
| Meat, Processed Meat, Poultry, Fish, Eggs | |
| Red meat | Meat and meat organs |
| Processed meat | Processed meat |
| Poultry | Poultry and poultry organs |
| Fish | All kinds of seafood |
| Eggs | Eggs |
| Fruits, Total | |
| Whole fruits | Fruits and dried fruits |
| Fresh juices (100% fruit juices) | All kinds of fresh fruits |
| Sweets & Added Sugars | |
| Sweets | Pastries, candies, biscuits, cakes, traditional sweets, ice-cream |
| Added sugars, jams, honey, molasses | Added sugars, jams, honey, molasses |
| Sugar Sweetened Beverages | Sweetened juices, regular soft drinks |
| Hot Beverages (Coffee, Tea) | All kinds of coffee and tea |
| Alcoholic Beverages | Gin, rum, whiskey, arak, vodka, wine, beer |
| Added Fats & Oils | Olive oil, olives, avocado, sesame butter, all kinds of oils, mayonnaise, salad dressings, animal-based fat |
| Fast Food | All kinds of fast food |
| Miscellaneous | Pickles, soups, broth |