The MEDFICTS Dietary Assessment Questionnaire

Food Category

Group

Includes

Meats

1

regular cuts of beef, processed meats, pork, lamb or poultry with skin, including ground preparations, hot dogs, and fast foods

2

lean cuts of beef, pork or lamb; low-fat processed meats, poultry, fish

Eggs

1

whole eggs, yolks

2

egg whites, egg substitutes

Dairy

Milk 1

whole milk, 2% milk, 2% buttermilk, yogurt made from whole milk

Milk 2

skim milk, 1% milk, skim-milk buttermilk, nonfat or low-fat yogurt

Cheese 1

cream cheese, cheddar, Monterey Jack, Colby, Swiss, American processed, blue cheese

Cheese 2

low-fat and fat-free cheese, skim milk mozzarella, string cheese, low-fat or fat-free cottage cheese, skim milk ricotta

Frozen Desserts 1

ice cream, milk shakes

Frozen Deserts 2

ice milk, frozen yogurt

Fried foods

1

French fries, deep-fried vegetables, fried chicken, fried fish, fried meat

2

non-deep fried vegetables; meat, poultry or fish prepared by baking, broiling, grilling, poaching, roasting or stewing

In baked goods

1

doughnuts, biscuits, butter rolls, muffins, croissants, sweat rolls, Danish, cakes, pies, coffee cakes, cookies

2

fruit bars, low-fat cookies, low-fat cake, low-fat pastries, angel food cake, homemade baked goods with vegetable oils

Conven-ience foods

1

canned, packaged or frozen dinners, macaroni and cheese, pot pies, cream soups

2

diet or reduced calorie or reduced fat dinners

Table fats

1

butter or stick margarine, regular salad dressing, mayonnaise, sour cream

2

diet and tub margarine, low-fat or fat-free salad dressings, low-fat or fat-free mayonnaise

Snacks

1

chips (potato, corn, taco), cheese puffs, snack mix, nuts, regular crackers, regular popcorn, milk chocolate candy, caramels, coconut

2

air-popped or low-fat popcorn, low-fat crackers, hard candy, licorice, fruit rolls, bread sticks, pretzels, fat-free chips, fruit

Food Category

Group

Serving Size Comments

Meats

average amount per day 6 ounces (equal in size to 2 decks of playing cards); base estimate on food you consume the most of

Eggs

small serving <= 1, average serving = 2, large serving >= 3; for egg substitutes, 0.5 cups is equivalent to 2 eggs

Dairy

Milk

average serving 1 cup

Cheese

average serving = 1 ounce solid cheese, 0.5 cup of Ricotta or cottage cheese

Frozen Desserts

average serving 0.5 cups

Fried foods

French fries or fried vegetables: 0.5 cup

fried meat: 3 ounces

In baked goods

average serving = 1 serving

Conven-ience foods

serving pizza = 1 slice, macaroni and cheese = 1 cup, pot pie = 1, cream soup = 1 cup

Table fats

butter or stick margarine = 1 pat, salad dressing or mayonnaise or sour cream = 1 to 2 tablespoons

Snacks

average serving as described on snack product