Contribution of Amaranthus cruentus and Solanum macrocarpon Leaves Flour to Nutrient Intake and Effect on Nutritional Status of Rural School Children in Volta Region, Ghana

Table 6

Food groups consumed by ≥50% of participants by the dietary diversity tertile at baseline and during the intervention study.

Tertile	Food groups
Lowest dietary diversity (≤3 food groups)	Cereals, meat^+, poultry^+ and fish, vegetables
Medium dietary diversity (4–5 food groups)	Cereals, meat^+, poultry^+ and fish, vegetables and fruits^+, roots and tubers, legumes, nuts and seeds
High dietary diversity (≥6 food groups)	Cereals, roots and tubers, meat^+, poultry^+ and fish, vegetables and fruits^+, fats^+ and oils^+, legumes, nuts and seeds

Most consumed food items in a food group. ⁺Most scarcely consumed food items in a food group.