| | Food groups and subgroups (g/day)a | Consumed by percentage of children | Serving size (g/day) | | 6–8 months (n = 103) | 9–12 months (n = 101) | 12–23 months (n = 196) | | Actual | Optimized | Actual | Optimized | Actual | Optimized |
| | Grain, grain products, roots, and tubers | | 214.4 | 154.0 | 239.6 | 198.0 | 391.8 | 284.0 | | Teff, cooked (injera) | 67.9 | 20.0 | 9.0 | 23.0 | 57.0 | 30.0 | 63.0 | | Bread | 22.0 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 31.0 | 18.0 | 44.0 | 84.0 | | Baby food, cereals | 16.2 | 11.5 | 25.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 13.5 | 8.0 | | Cereal-pulse blend (mitin flour) | 15.2 | 15.0 | 28.0 | 14.0 | 30.0 | 25.5 | 40.0 | | Irish potatoes, w/skin, raw | 14.6 | 38.0 | 19.0 | 17.0 | 10.0 | 41.5 | 11.0 | | Spaghetti, wheat, boiled | 14.1 | 32.3 | 4.0 | 25.0 | 15.0 | 37.3 | 16.0 | | Emmer wheat, flour, raw | 12.9 | 15.5 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 5.0 | 24.5 | 9.0 | | Irish potatoes, boiled, wo/skin | 11.6 | 22.0 | 12.0 | 53.0 | 29.0 | 75.5 | 20.0 | | Macaroni, wheat, boiled | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.1 | 12.0 | 58.1 | 24.0 | | Rice, white, boiled | 7.6 | 38.1 | 28.0 | 26.5 | 16.0 | 41.9 | 9.0 |
| | Legumes, nuts, and seeds | | Peas flour, raw | 50.0 | 4.2 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 2.0 |
| | Meats, fish, and eggs | | 64.0 | 35.0 | 89.5 | 55.0 | 108.5 | 36.0 | | Chicken egg, fried w/fat | 19.4 | 31.0 | 15.0 | 32.0 | 19.0 | 41.5 | 23.0 | | Meat | 6.6 | 22.0 | 11.0 | 31.0 | 26.0 | 30.0 | 4.0 | | Chicken egg, hard-boiled | 6.3 | 11.0 | 9.0 | 26.5 | 10.0 | 37.0 | 9.0 |
| | Dairy products | | Milk, cow | 36.6 | 115.0 | 208.0 | 160.0 | 206.0 | 160.0 | 133.0 |
| | Vegetables | | 54.0 | 24.0 | 53.0 | 15.0 | 65.0 | 8.0 | | Onion, fresh, raw | 56.3 | 12.0 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 4.0 | | Garlic, fresh, raw | 27.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | | Tomatoes, red, raw | 12.1 | 41.0 | 17.0 | 37.0 | 12.0 | 46.0 | 3.0 |
| | Beverages | | Black tea, w/sugar added | 13.4 | 72.0 | 34.0 | 44.5 | 19.0 | 67.0 | 22.0 |
| | Miscellaneous | | 10.0 | 8.0 | 14.5 | 10.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | | Table salt (and/or iodized salt)b | 83.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | | Butter (wo/salt, spiced) | 67.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | | Palm oil, red | 61.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 9.0 | | Sugarc | 48.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | | Spices, chili powderb | 18.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| | Price (local cost/day) | | 31.43 | 20.50 | 30.99 | 21.80 | 41.04 | 18.60 |
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aOptimization based on the raw edible portions when consumed in the 24-hour period, calculated on the basis of the 10th, 50th, and 90th percentile, respectively. bUpper limits (maximum) for LP function were set at the 50th percentile.
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