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The role of ready‐to‐eat cereal in the diets of children in the WIC Program: results from NHANES 2001‐10 and USDA Food Patterns Equivalents Database (1021.2)
Author(s) -
Albertson Ann,
Joshi Nandan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.1021.2
Subject(s) - micronutrient , niacin , nutrient , food group , food science , folic acid , medicine , dietary reference intake , vitamin c , zoology , environmental health , biology , ecology , pathology
This study examined nutrient intakes, food sources of nutrients and food group consumption of children 1‐5 years participating in the WIC program by ready‐to‐eat cereal (RTE) consumption pattern (n=1941). These children were classified as either a RTE‐ eaters (n=1069) or non‐RTE‐eater (n=872) based on day‐1 intakes from NHANES 2001‐10. USDA Food Patterns Equivalents Database (FPED) was used to examine milk and whole grain intakes. RTE‐eaters had significantly (p<0.05) higher intakes of most micronutrients, including those identified as nutrients of need in the Dietary Guidelines, including vitamins A, C, D, calcium and iron (p<.05). RTE‐eaters obtained a substantial percentage of daily micronutrients from RTE; thiamin (32%), niacin (33%), folic acid (50%), iron (48%) and vitamin A (25%). Average daily fluid milk intake among RTE eaters (432 g/day) was significantly higher than non‐RTE eaters (369 g/day). Twenty‐four percent of the milk consumption among RTE‐eaters was consumed with RTE cereals. RTE‐eaters also had significantly higher intakes of whole grain (0.5 servings) compared to non‐RTE eaters (0.3 servings) (P<0.0001). On average, RTE cereal was the largest contributor to WG intake for children participating in the WIC program (45%).