Table 1

Items on the household food inventory

High-fat food categories (>45% energy from fat)

Low-fat food categories (< 18% energy from fat)

Butter or margarine

Apples, applesauce, pears

Mayonnaise

Cantaloupe, mango, papaya

Bacon, sausage, other breakfast meat

Oranges, grapefruit, tangerines

Hot dogs, bologna, lunch meat

Orange juice or grapefruit juice

Cream, whipped cream

Other fruit juices, fortified fruit drinks

Nuts or peanut butter

Tomatoes, tomato juice, pico de gallo

Cheese

Broccoli

Beef, pork, lamb

Spinach

Potato chips, corn chips, tortilla chips

Mustard greens, turnips greens, collards, kale

Cookies

Carrots, mixed vegetables containing carrots

Cakes, pies

Lettuce

Pastry such as doughnuts or sweet rolls

Sweet potatoes, yams

Whole milk

High-fat frozen desserts such as ice cream

Gorin et al. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007 4:58   doi:10.1186/1479-5868-4-58