Sources of Dietary Fiber and the Association of Fiber Intake with Childhood Obesity Risk (in 2–18 Year Olds) and Diabetes Risk of Adolescents 12–18 Year Olds: NHANES 2003–2006

Table 2

Foods contributing the highest proportion of dietary fiber¹ for plausible energy reporters aged 2–11 and 12–18 by weight status.

Food ranking	Healthy weight	Overweight/obese
Ages 2–11
1	Burrito with beans and cheese, meatless	Burrito with beans and cheese, meatless
2	Banana, raw	Apple, raw
3	Apple, raw	White potato, French fries
4	White potato, French fries	Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal (all flavors)
5	Spaghetti with tomato sauce and meat sauce	Bread, white
6	Bread, white	Salty snacks, corn or cornmeal, tortilla chips
7	Pizza, cheese, thin crust	Orange, raw
8	Pizza with meat, thin crust	Banana, raw
9	Orange, raw	Spaghetti with tomato sauce and meat sauce
10	Pizza with meat, thick crust	Waffle, plain
11	Popcorn, popped in oil, buttered	White potato, chips
12	Peanut butter	Tortilla, corn
13	Spaghetti with tomato sauce, meatless	Burrito with beef and beans (include burrito)
14	Macaroni or noodles with cheese	Baked beans, vegetarian
15	Roll, white, soft	Milk, chocolate, red fat, 2%
16	Salty snacks, corn or cornmeal, tortilla chips	Pizza with meat, thick crust
17	Carrots, raw	Refried beans
18	Tortilla, corn	Pizza, cheese, thick crust (including English muffin)
19	Milk, chocolate, red fat, 2%	Pizza with meat, thin crust
20	White potato, chips	Carrots, raw
Ages 12–18
1	White potato, French fries	Pizza with meat, thick crust
2	Burrito with beans and cheese, meatless	White potato, French fries
3	Pizza with meat, thick crust	Salty snacks, corn or cornmeal, tortilla chips
4	Roll, white, soft	Apple, raw
5	Apple, raw	Bread, white
6	Spaghetti with tomato sauce and meat sauce	Pizza with meat, thin crust
7	White potato, chips	Spaghetti with tomato sauce, meatless
8	Salty snacks, corn or cornmeal, tortilla chips	Banana, raw
9	Banana, raw	Tortilla, corn
10	Raisin Bran, Kellogg’s	Carrots, cooked, fat not added
11	Pizza with meat, thin crust	Burrito with beef and beans (include burrito)
12	Peanut butter	Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal (all flavors)
13	Bread, white	White potato, chips
14	Bread, wheat or cracked wheat	Spaghetti with tomato sauce and meat sauce
15	Chicken patty/fillet/tenders, breaded, cooked	Sausage, potato and vegetables with gravy
16	White potato, French fries	White potato, French fries
17	Baked beans, vegetarian	Roll, white, soft
18	Tortilla, flour (wheat)	Bread, wheat or cracked wheat
19	Pasta with tomato sauce and meat/meatballs, canned	Bagel
20	Popcorn, popped in oil, buttered	Sunflower seeds, hulled, roasted, salted

¹ Proportion of dietary fiber is calculated as grams of total dietary fiber from food item/total gram of dietary fiber consumed.