Compared to the Pyramid Beef. Org Library Menu Beef. The EAT II survey documents the vast discrepancy between what men and women eat compared to what they think they eat. However, actual consumption data for the same men and women resemble the tumbling Pyramid.
Women consume fewer than the recommended servings of all food groups.
Women also consume less food than men, except for the Fruit Group, which is the same. Men more accurately estimate their consumption of the Meat and Vegetable groups. These obstacles can potentially hinder their ability to correctly estimate their own consumption patterns.