Food secure households (N=36) Food insecure households (N=187) Food Score Food Score Highly consumed foods(score: 80-100) Rice 100 Rice 99.38 Drinking water 100 Drinking water 98.72 Peanut butter 98.88 Sugar 96.46 Sugar 98.88 Fish 91.24 Fish 91.16 Candies 87.64 Tea 88.32     Soya sauce 86.1     Chicken 84.98     Candies 82.8     Eggs 82.76     b - moderately consumed foodsscore:( 60- 79.9) Sweet condense milk 79.42 Soya sauce 77.12 Tembikai 74.82 Tea 75.72 Fish crackers 74.46 Eggs 73.36 Traditional Malay cake 73.97 Chicken 70.26 Chocolate drink 73.82 Bread 67.46 Bread 73.3 Snack 67.3 Snack 71.74 Chocolate drink 67.14 Syrup 70.08 Biscuit 66.51 Noodles 69.42 Fish crackers 65.8 Biscuit 66.64 Traditional Malay cake 65.66 Anchovy 64.42 Sweet condense milk 64.72 Fermented fish sauce 64.42 Syrup 64.14 Carrot/tomato/chili 64.12 Noodles 61.74 Burger 62.76     c - less consumed foodscores :(20.0-59.9) Watermelon 59.86 Fermented fish sauce 56.82 Banana 58.89 Water melon 51.56 Citrus 58.36 Chili sauce 50.06 Food Score Food Score Greenleafy vegetables 58.3 Burger 49.94 Cabbage/cauliflower/broccoli 55.08 Pumpkin/cucumber 47.3 Yogurt 54.64 Ice cream 47.22 Chili sauce 54.46 gGreenleafy vegetables 46.2 Pumpkin/cucumber 53.4 Anchovy 46 Cereals 53.32 Banana 45.44 Fish ball 53.24 Cabbage/cauliflower/brocoli 45.2 Mango 52.28 Papaya 43.62 Ice cream 52.22 Citrus 42.56 Apple 50.56 Organ of chicken/cow 42.44 Coconut jam 50.46 Apple 41.62 Wheat flour pancake (roti chani) 48.9 Fish ball 38.82 Guava 48.9 Dry/salted fish 38.54 Glutinous rice (pulut) 48.3 Guava 38.06 Jelly 46.1 Carbonated drinks 38.04 Sweet potato 45 Cereals 37.06 Fresh milk 44 Ubi7 36.32 Meat (cow/buffalo/goat) 43.8 Meat (cow/buffalo/goat)9 35.88 Papaya 43.06 Soya milk 35.28 Oyster sauce 42.2 Glutinous rice (pulut) 33.88 Roots and tubules 41.74 Mango 33.62 Carbonated drinks 40.52 Prawn 33.24 Legumes 39.5 Coffee 33.16 Prawn 39.48 Jelly 32.98 Isotonic drink 38.64 Wheat flour pancake (roti chani) 32.46 Cheese 38.48 Carrot/tomato/chili 32.42 Coffee 38.34 Milk powder 32.4 Food Score Food Score Dry fruits 38.32 Crab 32.26 Wet squid 38.28 Legumes 31.76 Pear 37.8 Coconut jam 31.68 Dry/salted fish 37.34 Evaporated milk 31.56 Milk powder 36.66 Soya bean curd 31.18 Soya milk 36.1 Wet squid 30.88 Canned fish 35.62 Oyster sauce 30.68 Cake 35.54 Isotonic drink 30.42 Bean sprouts 33.34 Fresh milk 29.58 Salted eggs 32.76 Dry fruits 29.52 Evaporated milk 32.3 Local salads 29.34 Jam 32.24 Roots and tubules 29.24 Organ of chiken/cow 32.18 Pear 28.82 Pineapple 30.02 Bean sprouts 28.54 Butter 30.02 Canned fish 28.34 Canned fruit 29.46 Cake 27.98 Soya bean curd 28.88 Butter 26.82 Grape 28.88 Jam 26.38 Malted drink 28.4 Tembikai 26.3 Local salads 27.84 Telurmasin 25.73 Crab 27.22 Rambutan 24.3 Rambutan 27.18 Canned fruit 24.3 Fruit juice 26.7 Yogurt 23.96 Jackfruit 24.8 Pineapple 23.2 Mushroom 24.6 Durian 23.2 Shell fish 24.44 Grape 23.2 Longan 23.34 Fruit juice 23.14 Honey 22.8 Star fruit 23.12 Herbal drink 22.24 Shell fish 23 Food Score Food Score Durian 22.22 Mushroom 22.88 Star fruit 21.66 Jackfruit 22.62 Cream cheese 21.12 Malted drink 21.6 Petis 20.56 Peanut butter 21.32 Pork 20 Dry squid 21.26 Dry squid 20 Longan 20.74 Fermented soya bean cake 20 Cheese 20.52     Fermented soya bean cake 20.42     Honey 20.38     Cream cheese 20.3     Herbal drink 20     Petis (traditional Malay food ) 20     Pork 20

Table 7: Dietary Pattern of food secure and food insecure children.