Table 1 Daily recommendations of the Flemish active food triangle in 2011, by age
Age groups (years) | ||||||
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Food group | Foods included in analyses | 3-5 | 6-11 | 12-18 | 19-59 | 60+ |
Water and sugar-free drinks | Water=Water or aromatised water 0 kcal, Sugar-free drinks: tea and coffee without sugar, aromatised water or soft drinks if >0 and < 5 kcal/100g | 500-1000 ml | 1500 ml | 1500 ml | 1500 ml | 1500 ml |
Bread and cereals | Bread, breakfast cereals, oatmeal, rusks | 90-175 g | 150-315 g | 210-420 g | 210-420 g | 150-315 g |
Potatoes, rice and pasta | Potatoes, rice, pasta, quinoa, couscous, boulgour | 50-200 g | 210-280 g | 240-350 g | 240-350 g | 210-280 g |
Vegetables | Vegetables, tubers (excluding potatoes), vegetables in soup (>40% of the soup volume) and vegetable juice. | 100-150 g | 250-300 g | 300 g | 300 g | 300 g |
Fruit (including fruit juice and olives) | Fresh, dried, canned, compote, frozen fruit, fruit juice and olives. | 100-200 g | 250 g | 375 g | 250 g | 250-375 g |
Dairy products and calcium enriched soya products | (aromatised) milk, yoghurt, curd cheese, milk based desserts, calcium enriched drinks and desserts | 500 ml | 450 ml | 600 ml | 450 ml | 600 ml |
Cheese | All cheeses (except curd cheese) | 20 g | 20 g | 40 g | 20 g | 40 g |
Meat, fish, eggs and substitutes | Meat, fish and seafood: all, except fried. Eggs: all Substitutes: legumes, substitutes with >5 g protein/100 g Nuts and seeds | 60 g | 100 g | 100 g | 100 g | 100 g |
Spreadable* and cooking fat | All vegetable oils, animal fats, margarines and butter, including frying oil | Spreadable: 25 g Cooking: 15 g | Spreadable: 45 g Cooking: 15 g | Spreadable: 60 g Cooking: 15 g | Spreadable: 60 g Cooking: 15 g | Spreadable: 45 g Cooking: 15 g |
Nutrient-poor foods (including alcohol) | Sugared soft drinks (> 5 kcal/ 100 g), sports drinks, energy drinks, cappuccino; alcoholic drinks (except if used in warm preparations); biscuits and pastries; confectionary and chocolates; ice cream; salt snacks, fried snacks; sauces | Less then 10% of total energy intake (110 kcal/day) | Less then 10% of total energy intake (145 kcal/day) | Less then 10% of total energy intake (230 kcal/day ) | Less then 10% of total energy intake (250 kcal/day) | Less then 10% of total energy intake (250 kcal/day) |