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Table 1 Weight and energy yield targets for two-week model current diet (CD), equal-energy (HD) and reduced-energy healthy diet (HD2)

From: Measuring cost and affordability of current vs. healthy diets in Argentina: an application of linear programming and the INFORMAS protocol

Food category

CD

HD

HD2

Weight (g)

Energy (kcal)

Weight (g)

Energy (kcal)

Weight (g)

Energy (kcal)

Fruit

6300.0

3219.0

19,180.0

9193.0

17,746.5

8505.9

Non-starchy vegetables

7350.0

2543.0

22,820.0

7152.0

21,114.5

6617.0

White bread

7700.0

19,834.0

1540.0

3967.0

1424.9

3670.3

Starchy vegetables

6916.0

5785.0

700.0

5855.0

6476.8

5417.4

Cereal

7840.0

23,801.0

2310.0

7013.0

2137.4

6489.4

Legumes

0.0

0.0

4970.0

13,135.0

4598.6

12,153.6

Wholemeal bread

0.0

0.0

4620.0

11,59

4274.7

10,722.4

Wholemeal cereal

0.0

0.0

4690.0

16,79

4339.5

15,534.6

Milk

5152.0

2607.0

19,81

8881.0

18,329.4

8217.2

Low-fat yogurt

0.0

0.0

2450.0

305.0

2266.9

964.9

Regular yogurt

1680.0

1138.0

910.0

616.0

842.0

570.3

Cheese

1820.0

6381.0

420.0

1472.0

388.6

1362.1

Low-fat cheese

0.0

0.0

560.0

1101.0

518.2

892.8

Eggs

2800.0

4362.0

2240.0

3,49

2072.6

3229.1

Meat

6300.0

10,641.0

6230.0

8456.0

5764.4

7827.9

Vegetable oil

1050.0

9,45

1400.0

12,6

1295.4

11,658.3

Fatty foods

560.0

2505.0

490.0

2192.0

453.4

2027.6

Cookies

1540.0

6637.0

560.0

2413.0

518.2

2233.1

Processed meat

1600.0

3548.0

280.0

621.0

259.1

573.9

Sweets

1890.0

4396.0

490.0

1608.0

453.4

1488.1

Bouillon cubes and powders

3500.0

147.0

168.0

12.0

155.4

11.1

Snacks

980.0

4903.0

196.0

905.0

181.4

837.4

Sugary beverages

11,200.0

5280.0

280.0

76.0

259.1

70.3

Sugar

1050.0

4200.0

280.0

1120.0

259.1

1036.3

Salt

196.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Non-sugary beverages

6892.0

20.0

6892.0

20.0

6376.9

18.5

Alcohol beverages

1260.0

832.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0