Food | Food group for dietary diversity | Percentage of women (N = 84) |
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Mealie meal porridge | Grains, roots and tubersa | 56 |
Fresh milk and nespray powdered milk | Dairy | 39 |
Vegetables (cabbage, spinach, mixed vegetables, broccoli, cauliflower) | All vegetables and fruits groupb | 35 |
Fruits (banana, apple, peaches) | All vegetables and fruits groups | 32 |
Burned flour porridge | Grains, roots and tubers | 23 |
Mashed potatoes with margarine | Grains, roots and tubers | 23 |
Bottled milk (nan, infacare, nan pelargon) | Dairy products | 19 |
Nestum and cerelac | Grains, roots and tubers | 19 |
Breast milk | All nutrients, both macro- and micronutrients | 18 |
Butternut and pumpkin | Vit A rich fruits and vegetables | 18 |
Instant porridge | Grains, roots and tubers | 17 |
Carrots | Vit A rich fruits and vegetables | 17 |
Bread with sour milk | Grains, roots and tubers + Dairy products | 12 |
Meat (chicken livers, lamb) | Flesh foods and organ meat | 12 |
Oats | Grains, roots and tubers | 10 |
Umphokoqo (Xhosa traditional dish)c | Grains, roots and tubers + Dairy products | 10 |
Yoghurt | Dairy products | 10 |
Niknaksd | Grains, roots and tubers | 1 |