Canadian infants' nutrient intakes from complementary foods during the first year of life

BMC Pediatrics

Table 4 Proportion of infants consuming different types of complementary foods at each month of age

Type of complementary food	Proportion (%)¹ by age (months)
	3 (n= 110)	4 (n= 252)	5 (n= 305)	6 (n= 396)	7 (n= 320)	8 (n= 335)	9 (n= 298)	10 (n= 331)	11/12 (n= 269)
Infant cereal - All single-grain²	83 ^a	83^a	89^a	81^a	73^b	74^b	57^c	50^c	40^c
- Rice	72^a	74^a	71^a	57^a	45^b	46^b	37^c	30^c	27^c
- Mixed	9^c	16^c	23^c	44^b	59^a	61^a	62^a	56^a	47^b
- Barley	12^b	13^b	17^a	20^a	13^b	11^b	9^b	6^c	3^c
- Oatmeal	14^c	19^c	33^b	38^a	37^a	35^a	29^b	23^c	18^c
- Single-grain with fruit	2^c	3^c	10^c	15^b	16^b	25^a	19^b	22^a	15^b
- Mixed-grain with fruit	1^c	3^c	7^c	15^c	28^a	35^a	37^a	34^a	26^b
Toddler foods	1^c	2^c	0^c	1^c	1^c	3^b	5^b	6^b	13^a
Fruit	25^c	35^c	47^c	76^b	93^a	94^a	96^a	95^a	91^a
Vegetables	26^c	33^c	61^c	88^a	92^a	92^a	90^a	90^a	90^a
Meat³	3^c	6^c	3^c	15^c	23^c	33^b	44^a	47^a	62^a
Poultry⁴	4^c	3^c	6^c	17^c	28^b	35^a	41^a	47^a	53^a
Fish	1^c	0^c	1^c	1^c	4^c	6^b	12^a	16^a	22^a
Dairy⁵	12^c	6^c	7^c	16^c	27^c	40^b	56^a	70^a	76^a
Beverages⁶	10^c	12^c	9^c	16^c	24^c	34^b	39^a	51^a	62^a
Desserts⁷	5^c	4^c	8^c	21^c	38^b	48^a	50^a	61^a	65^a
Breads/grains⁸	5^c	4^c	3^c	12^c	25^c	44^a	57^a	69^a	82^a
Combination dishes or casseroles⁹	5^c	3^c	6^c	19^c	39^b	53^a	60^a	72^a	72^a

^aValues in each row with different superscript letters are significantly different (P < 0.05)
¹ Percentage of records with at least one item from respective food category
² Rice, oatmeal, and barley cereals
³ Beef, lamb, ham, pork, veal, and hamburger
⁴ Chicken and turkey products
⁵ Eggs, soy- and cow-based milk products; Does not include breast milk or formula
⁶ Juice, water, and other drinks
⁷ Pudding, Jello, cookies, candy, apple sauce
⁸ Pasta, rice, muffins, bread, regular cereals (e.g. Cheerios)
⁹ Pasta, rice, and/or vegetables with meat, poultry, or fish; mixed vegetables; mixed meat/poultry/fish; macaroni and cheese

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