By jclloren - September 25, 2015

Dietary Section

This section includes dietary variables from the Baseline Questionnaire, Sections B & F.

Variable List (from Baseline Questionnaire, Section B)

Seasonal Fresh Fruit - In Season

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B2
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Grape GRAPE1F
GRAPE1A
Peaches, nectarines, plums PLUM1F
PLUM1A
Apricots APRICO1F
APRICO1A
Cantaloupe CANTAL1F
CANTAL1A
Strawberries STRAWB1F
STRAWB1A
Blueberries, raspberries, black berries BLUE1F
BLUE1A
Sweet Cherries CHERRY1F
CHERRY1A
Persimmons PERSIM1F
PERSIM1A

Seasonal Fresh Fruit - Out of Season

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B2
Grape GRAPE2F
GRAPE2A
Peaches, nectarines, plums PLUM2F
PLUM2A
Cantaloupe CANTAL2F
CANTAL2A
Strawberries STRAWB2F
STRAWB2A
Blueberries, raspberries, blackberries BLUE2F
BLUE2A
Sweet Cherries CHERRY2F
CHERRY2A

==== Other Fresh (Raw) Fruit ====

Description Variable Amount Variable
Page: B2
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Page: B3
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Apples,pears APPLESF
APPLESA
Oranges ORANGESF
ORANGESA
Grapefruit GRAPEFRF
GRAPEFRA
Bananas BANANASF
BANANASA
Fruit salad FRTSALDF
FRTSALDA
Other fresh fruit A FRUITAF
FRUITAA
Other fresh fruit B FRUITBF
FRUITBA
Other canned fruit C FRUITCF
FRUITCA
Other canned fruit D FRUITDF
FRUITDA

==== Dried Fruit ====

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B3
Raisins RAISINSF
RAISINSA
Prunes PRUNESF
PRUNESA
Dates DATESF
DATESA
Other dried fruit E FRUITEF
FRUITEA
Other dried fruit F FRUITFF
FRUITFA

Fruit & Vegetable Juices

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B3
Orange juice JUICORGF
JUICORGA
Apple juice/cider JUICAPPF
JUICAPPA
Carrot juice JUICCARF
JUICCARA
Tomato-based juice JUICTOMF
JUICTOMA
Other Juice G FRUITGF
FRUITGA

Salads and Raw Vegetables

Description Variable Amount Variable
Page: B4
Dark green lettuce/romaine, loose leaf DARKGRVF
DARKGRVA
Iceberg lettuce ICEBERGF
ICEBERGA
Raw tomatoes TOMATOSF
TOMATOSA
Bell peppers, red or yellow PEPPERSF
PEPPERSA
Raw carrot CARROTSF
CARROTSA
Raw onions ONIONSF
ONIONSA
Avocado, guacamole AVACADOF
AVACADOA
Potato salad with mayonmaise POTSALDF
POTSALDA
Other Salad and Vegetables1 OTHSVG1F
OTHSVG1A
Other Salad and Vegetables2 OTHSVG2F
OTHSVG2A

==== Legumes ====

Description Variable Amount Variable
Page: B4
Refried beans REFRIEDF
REFRIEDA
Bean or lentil soup BEANSUPF
BEANSUPA
Navy beans, red kidney beans NAVYF
NAVYA
Chile with beans CHILEF
CHILEA
Lentil LENTILSF
LENTILSA
Soybeans, tofu, soybean curd SOYBEANF
SOYBEANA
Garbanzo beans GARBANZF
GARBANZA
Pinto beans PINTOF
PINTOA
Lima beans LIMAF
LIMAA
Green Beans GRNBEANF
GRNBEANA
Other beans OTHLEGF
OTHLEGA

Other Raw or Cooked Vegetables

Description Variable Amount Variable
Page: B5
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Cabbage, brussels sprouts CABBAGEF
CABBAGEA
Kale, collards, mustard greens, turnip greens KALEF
KALEA
Broccoli BROCCOLF
BROCCOLA
Cauliflower CAULIFF
CAULIFA
Spinach or chard SPINICHF
SPINICHA
Peas PEASF
PEASA
Carrots(cooked) CARRTCKF
CARRTCKA
Onions(cooked) ONIONCKF
ONIONCKA
Corn CORNF
CORNA
Okra OKRAF
OKRAA
Tomatoes(canned, cooked) TOMATCKF
TOMATCKA
Winter squash SQUASHF
SQUASHA
Sweet potatoes, yam YAMSF
YAMSA
Green beans GRNBEANF
GRNBEANA
French fries, hash browns, fried potatoes HASHBRNF
HASHBRNA
Potatoes(baked, boiled) POTBAKEF
POTBAKEA
Other raw or cooked Vegetables 1 RAWCKV1F
RAWCKV1A
Other raw or cooked Vegetables 2 RAWCKV2F
RAWCKV2A

Cooking Preference

Description Variable
Page: B5
Vegetable Cooking Preference VEGCKTYP

Soups

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B6
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Tomato soup TOMSOUPF
TOMSOUPA
Other soup OTHSOUPF
OTHSOUPA

Breads

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B6
White bread WHITBRDF
WHITBRDA
Whole grain bread WHOLBRDF
WHOLBRDA
Corn Bread CORNBRDF
CORNBRDA
Other bread A OTHBRDAF
OTHBRDAA
Other bread B OTHBRDBF
OTHBRDBA

Cooked Cereals and Grains

Page: B6
Oatmeal OATMEALF
OATMEALA
Cream of Wheat CREAMWHF
CREAMWHA
Grits GRITSF
GRITSA
Cooked brown rice, millet BRNRICEF
BRNRICEA
White rice WHTRICEF
WHTRICEA
Homemade gluten steaks GLUTENF
GLUTGENA

Seeds, Nuts - Raw, Roasted, etc.

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B7
Seeds(Sunflower, pumpkin, sesame) SEEDSF
SEEDSA
Peanut butter(smooth, chunky, natural) PEANTBTF
PEANTBTA
Mixed nuts NUTSMXDF
NUTSMXDA
Peanuts PEANUTSF
PEANUTSA
Walnuts WALNUTSF
WALNUTSA
Almonds ALMONDSF
ALMONDSA
Cashews CASHEWSF
CASHEWSA
Other nut A OTHNUTAF
OTHNUTAA
Other nut B OTHNUTBF
OTHNUTBA

Pasta or Pizza

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B7
Macaroni and cheese MACHESEF
MACHESEA
Pasta PASTAF
PASTAA
Tomato sauce used in pasta TOMPASTF
TOMPASTA
Pizza PIZZAF
PIZZAA

Dressings and Sauces

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B7
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Page: B8
Low Calories mayonnaise or Miracle Whip WHIPLOWF
WHIPLOWA
Reg. Calories mayonnaise or Miracle Whip WHIPREGF
WHIPREGA
Olive Oil salad dressing OLIVOL1F
OLIVOL1A
Low Calorie Salad Dressing DRESLOWF
DRESLOWA
Other oil salad dressing SALDOILF
SALDOILA
Regular creamy salad dressing RANCHF
RANCHA
Catsup or tomato sauce CATSUPF
CATSUPA
Other gravies, sauces, or dressings OTHGRVYF
OTHGRVYA

Eggs, Dairy Products and Oils

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B8
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Page: B9
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Egg (but not egg-beaters) EGGBETRF
EGGBETRA
Cottage cheese COTTAGEF
COTTAGEA
Cream cheese CHECREMF
CHECREMA
Soy or other imitation cheese CHESSOYF
CHESSOYA
American processed, cheddar cheese CHEAMERF
CHEAMERA
Low fat cheese, Mozzarella, Ricotta CHELOWFF
CHELOWFA
Reduced calorie margarine MARGLOWF
MARGLOWA
Regular Margarine MARGSFTF
MARGSFTA
Margarine MARGHRDF
MARGHRDA
Butter BUTTERF
BUTTERA
Olive oil OLIVOL2F
OLIVOL2A
Milk MLKWHOLF
MLKWHOLA
Low fat milk MLKLOWFF
MLKLOWFA
Evaporated Milk EVAPMLKF
EVAPMLKA
Coconut Milk COCONTMF
COCONTMA
Low fat yogurt YOGURTLF
YOGURTLA
Regular yogurt YOGURTRF
YOGURTRA
Other dairy product, whipping cream, sour cream, oil, at least once weekly OTHDAIRF
OTHDAIRA
Meal replacement drinks, slimfast, Instant breakfast, Ensure, protein drink ENSUREF
ENSUREA

Beef, Chicken, Lamb, or Pork

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B9
Hamburger, ground beef BEEFHAMF
BEEFHAMA
Processed beef, lamb BEEFPROF
BEEFPROA
Beef or lamb as a main dish LAMBF
LAMBA
Processed chicken or turkey POULPROF
POULPROA
Chicken or turkey POULTRYF
POULTRYA
Pork PORKF
PORKA

Fish

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B10
White fish FISHWHTF
FISHWHTA
Salmon FISHSALF
FISHSALA
Canned tuna, tuna salad, tuna casserole FISHTUNF
FISHTUNA
Other fish FISHOTHF
FISHOTHA

Beverages

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B10
Drinking water WATERF
WATERA
Diet coke, pepsi, caffeine free COKLWNCF
COKLWNCA
Regular coke, pepsi, caffeine free COKRGNCF
COKRGNCA
Diet coke, pepsi, with caffeine COKLWWCF
COKLWWCA
Regular coke, pepsi, with caffeine COKRGWCF
COKRGWCA
Decaf coffee COFFDECF
COFFDECA
Regular coffee COFFREGF
COFFREGA
Herbal Tea HERBALTF
HERBALTA
Ovaltine OVALTINF
OVALTINA
Black tea TEABLACF
TEABLACA
Other hot beverage 1 OTHHOT1F
OTHHOT1A
Other hot beverage 2 OTHHOT2F
OTHHOT2A

Alcoholic Beverages

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B11
Beer, wine coolers, wine, liquor BEERF
BEERA

Sweets and Desserts

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B11
Doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, pastries, sweet pies DONUTSF
DONUTSA
Cookie, store bought COOKYSBF
COOKYSBA
Cookie, home made COOKYHMF
COOKYHMA
Cake CAKEF
CAKEA
Ice cream, milk shakes ICECREMF
ICECREMA
Ice milk, frozen yogurt ICEMILKF
ICEMILKA
Other sweets and desserts 1 OTHSWT1F
OTHSWT1A
Other sweets and desserts 2 OTHSWT2F
OTHSWT2A

Snacks

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B11
Popcorn, air popped or low fat POPCRNLF
POPCRNLA
Popcorn, with butter or other fat POPCRNBF
POPCRNBA
Other snack OTHSNAKF
OTHSNAKA

Seasoning & Additives Added At Table Or In Cooking

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B11
Salt SALTF
SALTA
Brewers or Nutritional Yeast YEASTF
YEASTA

Other Questions

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B12
Eat any fruit EATFRUIT
(none)
Eat vegetable protein foods EATVEGPR
(none)
Eat ethnic foods(Mexican, Chinese etc.) EATETHNC
(none)

Other Foods That You Use At Least Once Each Week

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B12
Other foods once weekly 1 OTHFOD1F
OTHFOD1A
Other foods once weekly 2 OTHFOD2F
OTHFOD2A
Other foods once weekly 3 OTHFOD3F
OTHFOD3A
Other foods once weekly 4 OTHFOD4F
OTHFOD4A
Other foods once weekly 5 OTHFOD5F
OTHFOD5A

How Often Do You Eat Out?

Description Variable
Page: B12
Fast Food/Take Out FASTFOOD
Restaurant RESTAURN
Potluck POTLUCK

Other Questions

Description Variable
Page: B12
Yes/No Institutional prepared food INSTITUN
Weight change > 10 lbs POUNDS10

Cooking and Baking

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B13
Use fats less than once per month B13Q1
Real butter BAKBUTTR
(none)
Vegetable shortening BAKVEGSH
(none)
Margarine BAKMARG
(none)
Olive oil BAKOLIVE
(none)
Corn oil BAKCORNO
(none)
Sunflower oil BAKSUNFL
(none)
Safflower oil BAKSAFFL
(none)
Canola oil BAKCANOL
(none)
Other vegetable oil BAKOTHER
(none)

Frying and Sauteeing

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: B13
Use fats less than once per month B13Q1
Real butter FRYBUTTR
(none)
Vegetable shortening FRYVEGSH
(none)
Margarine FRYMARG
(none)
Olive oil FRYOLIVE
(none)
Corn oil FRYCORNO
(none)
Sunflower oil FRYSUNFL
(none)
Safflower oil FRYSAFFL
(none)
Canola oil FRYCANOL
(none)
Other vegetable oil FRYOTHER
(none)
Other PAM FRYPAM
(none)
Fried foods away from home FRYFOODS

Beef, Lamb, Pork and Visible Fat Removed

Description Frequency Variable
Page: B13
, B14
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Never eat beef, lamb, pork B13Q4
How much visible fat removed REMOVFAT

Red Meat: Preparation/Extent of cooking

Description Variable
Page: B14
Pan-fried? REDFRIED
Grilled/Barbecued? REDGRILL
Broiled? REDBROIL
Roasted? REDROAST
Stewed? REDSTEWD
Marinated? REDMARIN

Chicken: Preparation/Extent of cooking

Description Variable
Page: B14
Never eat chicken B14Q7
Remove skin REMVSKIN
Pan-fried? CHKFRIED
Grilled/Barbecued? CHKGRILL
Broiled? CHKBROIL
Roasted? CHKROAST
Stewed? CHKSTEWD
Marinated? CHKMARIN

==== Fish: Preparation/Extent of Cooking ====

Description Variable
Page: B14
Never eat fish B14Q8
Pan-fried? FSHFRIED
Grilled/Barbecued? FSHGRILL
Broiled? FSHBROIL

Margarine Use

Food Frequency Questionnaire, Version 1

Description Variable Notes
Page: B15
Never cook, bake, fry with margarine B15Q9
only in version 1
, replaced with USEMRGCK
in version 2/3
Name of margarine used for cooking MRGCNAML
only in version 1
, multiple questions in version 2/3
Type of margarine used for cooking MRGCTYPE
Never use margarine on bread B15Q10
only in version 1
, replaced with USEMRGBR
in version 2/3
Name of margarine used on bread MRGBNAML
only in version 1
, multiple questions in version 2/3
Type of margarine used on bread MRGBTYPE

Food Frequency Questionnaire, Version 2/3

Description Variable Notes
Page: B15
Use margarine to cook/bake/fry USEMRGCK
only in version 2/3
, replaces B15Q9
Type of margarine used in cooking MRGCTYPE
Use margarine on bread USEMRGBR
only in version 2/3
, replaces B15Q10
Type of margarine used on bread MRGBTYPE
Don't use margarine NOMARGN
only in version 2/3

Margarine Write-ins

Description Cooking Variable Bread Variable
Page: B15
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I Can't Believe It's Not Butter (cooking) NOTBUTRC
NOTBUTRB
Country Crock CNTRYCRC
CNTRYCRB
Imperial IMPERLC
IMPERLB
Earth Balance ERTHBALC
ERTHBALB
Smart Balance SMRTBALC
SMRTBALB
Canola Harvest CANHRVSC
CANHRVSB
Fleishmann's FLEISHMC
FLEISHMB
Other Margarine 1 (OTHMRG1L
)
OTHMRG1C
OTHMRG1B
Other Margarine 2 (OTHMRG2L
)
OTHMRG2C
OTHMRG2B

Variable List (from Baseline Questionnaire, Section F)

Vitamin and Mineral Supplements

Description Yes/No Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: F1
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Regularly taken multivitamins during last 10 years MULTIAYN
MULTAAFR
MULTIAAM
Description Variable
Page: F1
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Do you currently take multivitamins? MULTI1YN

Currently Taken Multivitamins - Write-ins

Description Multivitamin Write-in Variable Brand Write-in Variable Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: F1
Multivitamin 1 MULTI1NL
MULTI1BL
MULTI1FR
MULTI1AM
Multivitamin 2 MULTI2NL
MULTI2BL
MULTI2FR
MULTI2AM
Multivitamin 3 MULTI3NL
MULTI3BL
MULTI3FR
MULTI3AM
Description Yes/No Variable Amount Variable
Page: F2
, F3
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Page: F2
Page: F2
, F3
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Description Yes/No Variable Write-in Variable
Page: F3
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How many pills do you take each week for Soy or Isoflavone supplements SOYSUPP
SOYAMT
Vitamin A VITA
VITAA
Beta-Carotene BETAC
BETACA
Vitamin C VITC
VITCA
Vitamin B6 VITB6
VITB6A
Vitamin D or Calcitrol VITD
VITDA
Vitamin E VITE
VITEA
Calcium CALCIUM
CALCIUMA
Selenium SELENUM
SELENUMA
Iron IRON
IRONA
Folic Acid FOLATE
FOLATEA
Fish Oil FISHOIL
FISHOILA
Cod liver oil CODLIVER
(none)
Magnesium MAGNESUM
(none)
Metamucil METAMUCL
(none)
Niacin NIACIN
(none)
Zinc ZINC
(none)
Potassium POTASIUM
(none)
Vitamin B12 VITB12
(none)
B-Complex vitamin BCOMPLEX
(none)
Supplements: Other SUPOTHR
SUPOTHRL

Cold Breakfast Cereals

Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: F3
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Page: F4
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Granola(home made) GRANOLAF
GRANOLAA
Muesli(home made) MUESLIF
MUESLIA
Do you eat cold cereal more than once per month? COLDCERL
Post Grape Nuts GRAPNUTF
GRAPNUTA
Post Grape Nuts Flakes GRAPFLKF
GRAPFLKA
Post Shredded wheat SHREDWHF
SHREDWHA
Kelloggs Raisin Bran RAISINKF
RAISINKA
Post Raisin Bran RAISINPF
RAISINPA
General Mills Cheerios CHEERIOF
CHEERIOA
Kelloggs Corn Flakes CORNFLKF
CORNFLKA
Kelloggs Frosted Flakes FROSTEDF
FROSTEDA
Quaker Toasted Oat meal TOATMELF
TOATMELA
Quaker Natural Oats, Oats and Honey OATSHONF
OATSHONA
Kelloggs Frosted Mini Wheats MINIWHTF
MINIWHTA
General Mills Wheatis WHEATIEF
WHEATIEA
Post Wheat Chex WHTCHEXF
WHTCHEXA
Post Honey Bunches of Oats HONYBUNF
HONYBUNA
Kelloggs Special K SPECLKF
SPECLKA
General Mills Cinnamon Toast Crunch CINTOSTF
CINTOSTA

==== Cereal Write-ins ====

Description Cereal Write-in Variable Brand Write-in Variable Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: F4
Page: F5
Other Cereal - A CERELANL
CERELABL
CERELAF
CERELAA
Other Cereal - B CERELBNL
CERELBBL
CERELBF
CERELBA

Vegetarian Protein Foods (Meat Substitutes)

Description Variable
Page: F5
“Do you eat vegetarian protein foods at least once per month?” VEGPPROD
Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: F5
Page: F6
WT Fri Chik FRICHIKF
FRICHIKA
LL Fried Chicken FRIEDCHF
FRIEDCHA
WT Chili CHILIF
CHILIA
LL Vege-Burger VEGBURLF
VEGBURLA
VL Vegeburger VEGBURVF
VEGBURVA
WT Vegetarian Burger VEGBURWF
VEGBURWA
LL Redi-Burger REDIBURF
REDIBURA
LL Big Franks BIGFRNKF
BIGFRNKA
CL Deli Franks DELIFRNF
DELIFRNA
VL Vege Franks VEGFRNKF
VEGFRNKA
WT Vegetable Skallops SKALLOPF
SKALLOPA
LL Nuteena NUTEENAF
NUTEENAA
LL Linkettes LINKETTF
LINKETTA
LL Little Links LITLLNKF
LITLLNKA
LL Swiss Steak SWISTEKF
SWISTEKA
WT Prime Stakes PRIMSTKF
PRIMSTKA
LL Dinner Cuts DINRCUTF
DINRCUTA
WT Choplets CHOPLETF
CHOPLETA
CL Chops CHOPSF
CHOPSA
MS Breakfast Patties BREKPATF
BREKPATA
MS Garden Vege Patties GARDNVPF
GARDNVPA
NT Okara Patti OKARAPF
OKARAPA
MS Breakfast Links BREKLNKF
BREKLNKA
MS Breakfast Strips BRKSTRPF
BRKSTRPA
MS Grillers GRILLERF
GRILLERA
MS Chik-Nuggets CHIKNUGF
CHIKNUGA
MS Chick Patties CHIKPATF
CHIKPATA
MS Harvest Burger HARVBURF
HARVBURA
MS Bettern Burger BETRNBGF
BETRNBGA
NT Vegan Burger VEGANBGF
VEGANBGA
MS Spicy Black Bean Burger SPICBBBF
SPICBBBA
MS Burger Style Recipe Crumbles CRUMBLSF
CRUMBLSA
MS Gound Meatless GRNDMTF
GRNDMTA
WT Meatless chicken style slices CHKSLICF
CHKSLICA

Other Vegetarian Protein Foods - Write-ins

Description Product Var. Brand Var. Freq. Var. Amount Var. Bubbled Code Var. Written Code Var.
Page: F7
Veg. Protein Food - 1 VEGPR1NL
VEGPR1BL
VEGPR1F
VEGPR1A
VEGPR1CD
VEGPR1LB
Veg. Protein Food - 2 VEGPR2NL
VEGPR2BL
VEGPR2F
VEGPR2A
VEGPR2CD
VEGPR2LB
Veg. Protein Food - 3 VEGPR3NL
VEGPR3BL
VEGPR3F
VEGPR3A
VEGPR3CD
VEGPR3LB

Soy or Rice Drinks

Description Variable
Page: F9
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"Do you drink soy or rice milk?" SOYMILK
Description Frequency Variable Amount Variable
Page: F9
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Page: F10
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Better than Milk BETRMLKF
BETRMLKA
Eden soy EDENSOYF
EDENSOYA
West soy, Lowfat or Lite WESTSOYF
WESTSOYA
West soy plus WSTSOYPF
WSTSOYPA
West soy smart plus or organic WSTSOYSF
WSTSOYSA
Pacific(Lite) PACLITEF
PACLITEA
Pacific(Ultra) PACULTRF
PACULTRA
So good(Lite) SOGOODLF
SOGOODLA
So good(Natural) SOGOODNF
SOGOODNA
Trader Joes Soy-Um TJSOYUMF
TJSOYUMA
Trader Joes Low fat Soy Milk TJSOYLFF
TJSOYLFA
Trader Joes Soy Milk TJSOYMKF
TJSOYMKA
Vita Soy (Lite) VITASOYF
VITASOYA
Other Vita Soy 1 OTVITS1F
OTVITS1A
Other Vita Soy 2 OTVITS2F
OTVITS2A
Description Brand Var. Freq. Var. Amt. Var
Page: F9
, F10
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Other Soy/Rice Milk 1 OTHSOY1L
OTHSOY1F
OTHSOY1A
Other Soy/Rice Milk 2 OTHSOY2L
OTHSOY2F
OTHSOY2A

Other Supplements - Write-ins (version 2/3 Only)

Description Product Var. Brand Var.
Page: F9
Additional Supplement 1 EXTRA1NL
EXTRA1BL
Additional Supplement 2 EXTRA2NL
EXTRA2BL
Additional Supplement 3 EXTRA3NL
EXTRA3BL
Additional Supplement 4 EXTRA4NL
EXTRA4BL