Food Frequency Questionnaire

Description
Caregivers complete a questionnaire (usually a checklist) that identifies which foods a child eats and the amount of food consumed in a set amount of time (e.g., a day or a week).

Strengths

• Useful as a screening tool for assessing the intakes of groups of people
• Does not require as much time as a diet history or food record

Limitations

• Often overestimates a child's intake
• Does not quantify a child's usual daily intake
• Does not necessarily provide information about specific foods a child eats