Milk and milk products

 

In 2008/09:

·       nearly two-thirds (64%) of 5–19 year olds drank unflavoured milk at least once a week, including 26 percent who drank unflavoured milk seven or more times a week

·       the proportion of children and young people drinking unflavoured milk decreased as age increased

·       overall, 21 percent of 5–19 year olds never drank unflavoured milk, with females more likely than males to never drink unflavoured milk (Clinical Trials Research Unit and Synovate 2010b).

In the 2008/09 NZ Adult Nutrition Survey:

·       61 percent of males and 51 percent of females aged 15–18 years reported they drank whole or homogenised milk

·       33 percent of males and 39 percent of females aged 15–18 years reported they drank either reduced-fat, skim or trim milk

·       only 2 percent of males and 6 percent of females aged 15–18 years reported they drank no milk (University of Otago and Ministry of Health 2011).

Lean meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, legumes, nuts and seeds

According to the 2002 National Children’s Nutrition Survey:

·       one in two children and young people (51%) consumed two or more servings of meat, fish, poultry and eggs each day (Ministry of Health 2003b).

In the 2008/09 NZ Adult Nutrition Survey:

·       4 percent of males and 8 percent of females aged 15–18 years reported never consuming red meat or not doing so within the previous four weeks

·       most 15–18 year olds reported having red meat either three to four times a week (43%) or one to two times a week (33%)

·       most 15–18 year olds reported having chicken either one to two times a week (49%) or three to four times a week (30%)

·       most 15–18 year olds reported consuming fresh or frozen seafood (fish or shellfish) either never or not within the previous four weeks (52%), or less than once a week (24%)

·       most 15–18 year olds reported consuming canned fish either never or not within the previous four weeks (72%), or less than once a week (16%)

·       36 percent of 15–18 year olds reported having processed meat one to two times per week and 28 percent reported consuming it three to four times per week.