Food groups (n=358) Frequency Percentage (%)
Foods made from grains, roots and tubers 349 97.5
Vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables 244 68.2
Other fruits and vegetables 264 73.7
MPF* 260 72.6
Egg 265 74
Food made from pulses, legumes and nuts 165 46.1
Milk and milk products 280 78.2
Miscellaneous (foods cooked with oil/fat or butter, sugars, honey, tea, soft drinks) 238 66.5
Children mean DDS 5.8  
Table 2: Dietary diversity food groups consumed by preschool children in the past 24 hrs in Hawassa, 2012, MPF* = Meat, poultry and fish.