Early feeding patterns among Mexican babies: findings from the 2012 National Health and Nutrition Survey and implications for health and obesity prevention

Table 3 Percentage of Mexican children ages 0–47.9 months consuming grains and grain products^a

	Percent consuming at least once in a day
	Infants				Toddlers	Preschoolers
Age, months	0–3.9	4–5.9	6–8.9	9–11.9	12–23.9	24–35.9	36–47.9	24–47.9
N	107	75	107	122	538	556	552	1108
Any grain or grain product^b	4.0	11.6	36.5	62.5	70.8	72.6	72.1	72.4
Infant cereals	0.4	6.1	7.3	10.2	3.3	1.9	0.9	1.4
Iron-fortified	0.0	0.7	2.7	4.1	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.1
Non-infant cereals^c	0.0	1.5	0.0	5.1	11.5	15.5	18.4	16.9
Bread and rolls^d	2.2	0.0	4.5	4.8	6.4	9.3	11.5	10.3
Tortillas, plain^e	1.4	4.0	29.0	46.1	57.4	62.2	59.1	60.7
Pasta and rice^f	0.0	0.0	1.8	4.8	5.7	4.1	4.0	4.1
Pasta	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.1	0.4	0.2
Rice	0.0	0.0	1.8	3.7	5.2	4.0	3.6	3.8

^aMean estimates by age group calculated from the 24-hour dietary recall, Mexican NHNS 2012
^bSum of all food groups
^cPrimarily ready-to-eat cereals
^dAlso includes biscuits and bagels
^eIncludes masa, corn, and wheat
^fPlain pasta and rice without toppings or additions

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