Table 2 Prevalence of food consumption on the day before the interview and feeding practices indicators according to children age group. Federal District, Brazil, 2017–2018
Food consumed the day before the interview and feeding practices indicators | Children age group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Under 6 months | Between 6 and 12 months | Between 12 and 24 months | ||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Food consumed the day before the interview | ||||||
Breastmilk | 167 | 82.7 | 170 | 81.7 | 265 | 60.8 |
Processed juice | 9 | 4.5 | 9 | 4.3 | 95 | 21.7 |
Soft drink | 1 | 0.5 | 5 | 2.4 | 39 | 8.9 |
Yogurt | 19 | 9.5 | 46 | 22.1 | 174 | 40.3 |
Processed meat | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 2.9 | 29 | 6.7 |
Instant noodles | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 3.4 | 31 | 7.2 |
Food or beverage with added sugar, honey or artificial sweetener | 37 | 18.4 | 53 | 25.9 | 210 | 48.2 |
Confectionery | 8 | 4.0 | 12 | 5.8 | 128 | 29.5 |
Cookies or crackers | 35 | 17.3 | 84 | 40.6 | 304 | 70.0 |
Packaged snacks | 5 | 2.5 | 9 | 4.3 | 53 | 12.2 |
Feeding practices indicators | ||||||
Minimum dietary diversity | – | – | 70 | 33.7 | 195 | 44.6 |
Consumption of iron-rich foods | – | – | 102 | 49.0 | 324 | 74.1 |
Consumption of foods high in vitamin A | – | – | 136 | 65.4 | 276 | 63.2 |
Minimum frequency and adequate consistency | – | – | 174 | 83.7 | 375 | 85.8 |
Consumption of ultra-processed foods | 47 | 23.3 | 117 | 56.3 | 377 | 86.3 |
Consumption of sweetened beverages | 41 | 20.3 | 62 | 29.8 | 256 | 58.6 |