Comparing the mean Dutch dietary consumption (2012–2016) to the recommended intake by the Dutch dietary guidelines and the ‘healthy reference diet’ proposed by Willett et al4 35 36
| Food group (g/day) | Healthy reference diet4 | Dutch healthy diet guidelines*35 | Dutch National Food Consumption Survey36 |
| Whole grain foods | 232 | ≥90 | 93 |
| Potatoes | 50 (0–100) | – | 72 |
| Vegetables | 300 (200–600) | ≥200 | 143 |
| Fruit | 200 (100–300) | ≥200 | 113 |
| Dairy | 250 (0–500) | 300–450* | 333 |
| Meat | ≤43† (0–86) | <45 (red meat)* 0 (processed meat) | 98 |
| Eggs | 13 (0–25) | – | 13 |
| Fish | 28 (0–100) | 15 | 16 |
| Legumes | 75 (0–100) | 10 | 5 |
| Nuts | 50 (0–75) | ≥15 | 9 |
*When the Dutch dietary guidelines do not quantify a recommendation, the cut-off values were based on those defined for the Dutch Healthy Diet index 2015 (DHD15 index), which is based on the Dutch dietary guidelines and the Wheel of Five.
†Mainly chicken/poultry and very little red meat.