Table 2 Canada's Food Guide servings and percentage of participants meeting minimum recommendations by vegetarian status and gender.
Food Group | Servings (Mean ± SE) | % Meeting Recommendation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-vegetarian | Vegetarian | Non-vegetarian | Vegetarian | |
Grain Products1 | ||||
♂ | 7.7 ± 0.16 | 7.9 ± 0.81 | 70.5 | 67.7 |
♀ | 5.0 ± 0.09 | 5.9 ± 0.31** | 45.5 | 57.3* |
Fruit and Vegetables1 | ||||
♂ | 5.3 ± 0.13 | 7.3 ± 0.70** | 45.5 | 64.5* |
♀ | 4.5 ± 0.12 | 5.6 ± 0.40** | 34.0 | 40.0 |
Milk and Milk Products2 | ||||
♂ | 1.7 ± 0.06 | 3.0 ± 0.29*** | 33.5 | 67.7*** |
♀ | 1.4 ± 0.04 | 1.5 ± 0.14 | 25.3 | 33.3 |
Meat and Alternatives3 | ||||
♂ | 4.5 ± 0.12 | 1.9 ± 0.6*** | 78.1 | 51.6*** |
♀ | 2.7 ± 0.07 | 2.6 ± 0.24 | 57.8 | 45.3* |