Assessment of Dietary Diversity of Mothers and Children of 6–24 Months from Eastern and Southern Provinces of Zambia

Table 4

Food frequency and weight (grams) consumed by children in Monze.

Food type		Mean ± SD	Median	Min.	Max.	CV
Cereals and cereal-based products
Nshima	159	121.9 ± 65.20	112	25	369	53.5
Maize porridge	145	154.3 ± 82.40	135	32	619	53.4
Cheele	57	216.4 ± 116.36	204	31	565	53.8
Samp	29	108.7 ± 53.09	102	20	214	48.9
Legumes and legume-based products
Beans	38	81.9 ± 38.32	66.5	34	213	46.8
Fruits and vegetables
Rape	51	48.2 ± 28.18	40	18	175	58.5
Okra	36	55.2 ± 19.79	55	22	105	35.8
Cabbage relish	28	46.8 ± 40.77	38	10	205	87.2
Pumpkin leaves	24	69.8 ± 35.56	60	20	164	50.9
Rape relish	23	48.8 ± 56.32	27	12	216	115.3
Amaranthus	19	61.0 ± 40.73	59	15	186	66.8
Cabbage	16	48.6 ± 18.33	39.5	24	85	37.7
Black jack	11	62.1 ± 24.76	63	31	104	39.9
Fish and fish products
Fish	12	49.8 ± 57.25	23	10	210	115.1
Kapenta	13	46.1 ± 44.42	36	10	170	96.4
Eggs and egg products
Eggs	13	66.3 ± 58.62	59	11	210	88.4
Drinks
Sweet beer	90	201.3 ± 99.81	190	43	501	49.6
Chibwantu	25	235.4 ± 88.42	236	129	516	37.6
Milk and milk products
Sour milk	12	138.3 ± 70.40	126.5	73	320	50.9

The cutoff point of the frequency is 10 (accounts for 95% of food commonly consumed).