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Table 2 Food groups used for dietary diversity assessment and integration method with IDDS

From: Enhancing child dietary diversity through cooking demonstration and nutritional education in rural Lao PDR

16 Food Groups

Individual Dietary Diversity Scores (IDDS)

1

Cereals

1

Grains, Roots and Tubers

(16FG: 1,2)

2

White Roots and Tubers

2

Vitamin A-Rich Plants and Foods

(16FG: 3,4,6)

3

Vitamin A Rich Vegetables

and Tubers

3

Other Fruits and Vegetables

(16FG: 5,7)

4

Dark Green Leafy Vegetables

4

Meat, Poultry, Fish and Seafood

(16FG: 8,9,11)

5

Other Vegetables

5

Eggs

(16FG: 10)

6

Vitamin A Rich Fruits

6

Pulses, Legumes and Nuts

(16FG: 12)

7

Other Fruits

7

Milk and Milk Products

(16FG: 13)

8

Organ Meat

8

Foods Cooked in Oil/Fat

(16FG: 14)

9

Flesh Meats

Add

Snacks and Soft Drinks

(16FG: 15,16)

10

Eggs

 

11

Fish and Seafood

12

Legumes, Nuts and Seeds

13

Milk and Milk Products

14

Oils and Fats

15

Sweets

16

Spices, Condiments, Beverages