Mean daily intake (g/person) (Percentage with daily consumption)

Food Items

Control g (%)

PC g (%)

p-value

Maize pap

186.7 (5.8)

250.0 (40.0)

0.893

Cold, stiffened maize pap (eko)

316.7 (17.6)

380.0 (30.0)

0.071

Cooked rice

203.0 (47.0)

273.8 (60.0)

0.038*

Bread

161.0 (29.4)

229.0(40.0)

0.028*

Garri (eba)

475.0 (23.5)

575.0 (10.0)

0.049*

Yam flour meal (amala)

492.2 (52.9)

480.0 (50.0)

0.343

Cassava meal (laafun)

412.5 (11.8)

493.7 (20.0)

0.025*

Bean pudding (moimoi)

208.3 (17.6)

205.0 (20.0)

0.982

Bean cake (akara)

187.5 (23.5)

180 (10.0)

0.540

Boiled beans

238.9 (52.9)

297.5 (40.0)

0.540

Cooked fish

65.6 (52.9)

75.0 (70.0)

0.035*

Cooked beef

80.0 (29.4)

110.0 (60.0)

0.046*

Milk, filled, powdered

-

48.0 (50.0)

-a

Egg

65.0 (5.8)

130.0 (30.0)

0.575

Tomato Stew

67.3 (76.4)

45.0 (40.0)

0.013*

African Spinach stew (eforiro)

79.2 (35.2)

85.0 (50.0)

0.693

Corchorus leaf soup (ewedu)

63.3 (58.8)

70.0 (60.0)

0.294

Fluted pumpkin soup (egusi)

-

100.0 (40.0)

-a

Banana

50.0 (40.0)

150.0 (30.7)

0.512

Pineapple

90 (53.5)

155.0 (10.0)

0.681

Oranges

190.0 (5.8)

245.0 (20.0)

0.642