Only 2 percent of children meet Food Guide Pyramid servings recommendations for all five major food groups. Girls ages 14 to 18 have especially low intakes of fruits and dairy products, and this is consistent with their low mean nutrient intakes. Children are heavy consumers of regular or diet soda. Teenage males are especially heavy consumers of soda, with over a third consuming more than three servings a day. Small percentages of children meet the recommendations for intake of total fat, saturated fat, fiber, and sodium.
Young children are most likely to meet the recommendations for sodium and fiber.