Table 4 Dietary diversity among pregnant women attending ANC in coast region, Tanzania (n = 338)
Food Group | n = 338 | Percent |
|---|---|---|
All starchy staples | 338 | 100.0 |
Beans and peas | 132 | 47.9 |
Nuts and seeds | 16 | 4.7 |
All dairy | 47 | 13.9 |
Flesh foods (including organ meat and miscellaneous small animal protein (insects, insect larvae/grubs, insect eggs, and land and sea snails) | 206 | 60.9 |
Eggs | 15 | 4.4 |
Vitamin A rich dark green leafy vegetables | 216 | 63.9 |
Other vitamin A rich vegetables and fruits2 | 102 | 30.2 |
Other vegetables | 73 | 21.6 |
Other fruits | 140 | 41.4 |