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

Table 7 Percentage of Mexican children ages 0–47.9 months consuming mixed dishes^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 mixed dishes^b	3.5	15.8	52.0	67.4	79.8	84.6	82.3	83.5
Any protein mixed dishes^c	2.6	14.3	42.3	53.7	53.1	55.6	49.4	52.6
Beef or pork	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	4.0	6.7	8.4	7.5
Chicken or turkey	0.0	0.0	3.6	6.8	4.6	5.4	7.3	6.3
Fish or shellfish	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	2.6	1.6	2.1
Soups, stews, broths	2.6	14.3	38.7	51.7	47.4	44.7	36.3	40.7
Any grain mixed dishes^d	0.8	4.6	13.7	22.7	43.8	56.5	55.7	56.2
Corn-based	0.0	0.6	1.4	5.8	15.6	24.3	21.5	23.0
Meat tacos	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	3.8	8.0	5.9	7.0
Tacos^e	0.0	0.6	0.0	2.4	4.9	7.5	5.4	6.5
Enchiladas	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.7	2.9	5.6	4.2
Tortillas^f	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.2	1.0	2.4	3.0	2.7
Tamales	0.0	0.0	1.1	0.2	4.9	6.1	3.7	5.0
Wheat-based	0.8	3.7	7.0	5.6	19.6	24.8	29.4	27.0
Sandwiches^g	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.1	16.7	19.6	18.0
Pasta mixed dishes	0.8	3.7	7.0	5.2	12.9	8.7	10.9	9.7
Other grain-based	0.0	0.0	0.9	2.8	1.4	0.5	0.2	0.3
Rice mixed dishes	0.0	0.3	5.6	9.4	16.4	17.1	16.5	16.8

^aMean estimates by age group calculated from the 24-hour dietary recall, Mexican NHNS 2012
^bSum of protein and grain mixed dishes
^cSum of mixed dishes with meats and other sources of proteins as major ingredients and containing vegetables/rice/pasta/potatoes
^dSum of corn-based, wheat-based, and rice mixed dishes
^eIncludes vegetable and cheese
^fWith fillings/toppings
^gAlso includes tortas, filled rolls

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