Table 1 Overview of foods included in each food group, according to the HELENA-DIAT (24 h recall)
Food group | Foods included |
|---|---|
Water | Water Coffee & Tea |
Bread and cereals (BrCe) | Bread & rolls Cereals |
Grains and potatoes (GrPo) | Startch roots, potatoes Flour Pasta, Rice & other cereals |
Fruit | Fruits |
Vegetables | Vegetables (excluding potatoes) Soups & bouillons |
Milk and milk products (Milk) | White milk with buttermilk Yoghurt and fromage blanc Milk, yoghurt & soya beverages Other milk products Desserts and puddings milk/soya based |
Cheese | Cheese |
Meat, fish and meat products (MeFiVe) | Meat & Fish Pulses Meat substitutions and vegetarian products Eggs |
Spread and preparation fat (Spread) | Vegetable oils Margarine and lipids of mixed origin |
Remaining group of fast food and snacks (RestFF) | Chocolate & confectionary Other sugar products Butter & animal fat Sauces Creams Cake, pie, biscuits Savoury snacks Sugar, honey, jam and syrup |
Remaining group of beverages (RestB) | Fruit and vegetable juices Carbonated/soft/isotonic drinks including non alcoholic wine and beer Beer Wine and cider Other alcoholic beverages |