Table 4
Average daily servings (or grams) from the four food groups, by sex and Aboriginal identity, household population aged 19 to 50, Ontario and western provinces, 2004

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  Aboriginal (off-reserve) Non-Aboriginal
Servings 95% confidence interval Servings 95% confidence interval
Men
Grain products 7.3 5.7 to 8.8 6.8 6.5 to 7.1
Vegetables and fruit 4.6 3.2 to 6.1 5.1 4.8 to 5.3
Milk products 1.2* 0.9 to 1.5 1.6 1.5 to 1.7
Meat and alternatives (g) 230 176 to 284 261 248 to 273
Women
Grain products 3.9* 3.2 to 4.6 4.9 4.7 to 5.1
Vegetables and fruit 3.6* 3.0 to 4.3 4.7 4.5 to 4.9
Milk products 1.3 0.8 to 1.8 1.5 1.4 to 1.6
Meat and alternatives (g) 182 155 to 209 159 152 to 166
*  significantly different from corresponding estimate for non-Aboriginal (p < 0.05)
Notes: Meats and alternatives are expressed in grams (g) of cooked meat. Excludes pregnant or breastfeeding women.
Data source: 2004 Canadian Community Health Survey: Nutrition.
Table source:  Statistics Canada, 2008, "Obesity and the eating habits of the Aboriginal population", Health Reports, Vol. 19, No. 1, catalogue number 82-003-XWE.