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Table 3 Dietary goals women set in relation to dietary recommendationsa

From: Assessing use of a printed lifestyle intervention tool by women with borderline gestational diabetes and their achievement of diet and exercise goals: a descriptive study

Food groups

Met dietary recommendation

More than dietary recommendation

Less than dietary recommendation

Unknown

Total

Bread, cereal

2 (20.0)

0 (0.0)

6 (60.0)

2 (20.0)

10

Vegetable

11 (52.4)

0 (0.0)

7 (33.3)

3 (14.3)

21

Fruit

10 (52.6)

3 (15.8)

3 (15.8)

3 (15.8)

19

Dairy

12 (85.7)

1 (7.1)

0 (0.0)

1 (7.1)

14

Meat

4 (21.1)

10 (52.6)

3 (15.8)

2 (10.5)

19

  1. Figures are number and percentage
  2. 1. Bread/cereal group: 4–6 serves/ day
  3. 2. Vegetable: 5–6 serves/ day
  4. 3. Fruit: 2–4 serves/ day
  5. 4. Dairy: 2–3 serves/ day
  6. 5. Meat/ other protein: 1.5 serves/ day
  7. aAccording to Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (1998) [24]