| Food groups | Foods, beverages and preparations |
| 1) Meats with visible or fried fat, (fried chicken, mainly) alone or in “casado” (dish of rice with beans) * | Chicken, pork rinds, beef or pork ribs with bacon |
| 2) Soy or spices (Salsa Lizano®) sauces | Soy and spices sauces (Salsa Lizano®) among others |
| 3) Fried prepared pastries and sandwiches | Puff pastry, “empanadas”, “churros”, among others |
| 4) Fast foods | Ham and cheese pizza, hot dog, beef taco, fried chicken, Cantonese rice, rice with chicken, cheese tortilla, “chorreadas”, hamburger, mixed nachos, Chinese food, among others |
5) Tomato (ketchup) or pink sauce | Tomato or pink sauce (tomato sauce and mayonnaise mix) |
| 6) Cereals and/or “gallo pinto” | Non-whole and whole grains: rice, barley, oats, breakfast cereals, “tortilla”, and breads, stuffed salad bread, baguette bread with cheese, “gallo pinto”, among others |
| 7) Salted seeds | Almonds, nuts, among others with added salt |
| 8) Processed meats/sausages | Sausage, mortadella |
| 9) Cookies and crackers? | Any cookie (stuffed or not) |
| 10) Snacks in small packages | Roasted potatoes, fried plantains, among others |
| 11) Popcorn | Popcorn of any kind, with salt |
| 12) Ripe or creamy cheeses | Yellow cheese of any kind; ripe (not white or fresh), for melting or frying |
| 13) Milk and derivatives | Skimmed or semi-skimmed milk, yogurt and fresh white cheese (not ripe or creamy); whole milk and flavored milk |
| 14) White meats (not fried) | Chicken, fish, tuna, “scrambled” (not fried) |
| 15) Dressings | Mayonnaise, cream cheese, mustard, among others |
| 16) Soups | Ready-made soups (instant) ready to heat and consume |
| 17) Red meats and eggs (alone or in “casado” *) | No visible fat: beef, pork, chicken egg |
| 18) Legumes | Beans of any color, lentils, chickpeas, peas |
| 19) Starchy vegetables and tropical roots | Potato, cassava, sweet potato, cocoyam, ñampí, among others |
| 20) Sweets and creamy ice cream | Sweets, chocolates, creamy ice cream of any kind |
| 21) Non-starchy vegetables | Carrot, cabbage, tomato, tender squash, lettuce, cucumber, among others |
| 22) Fruits | Papaya, melon, watermelon, banana, guava, soursop, orange, tangerine, among others |
| 23) Sport drinks | Sport drinks |
| 24) Energy drinks | Energy drinks |
| 25) Others drinks | Soda cola, soda citrus flavor, other carbonated drinks, concentrated juices powdered or packed with added sugar, flavored water, beer, white or red wine or sparkling wine, whiskey, vodka, rum, among others |