Table 3

Top 10 frequently named foods by sample, ASHA data

Rank	Pregnancy						Post partum
Rank	Add	n	%	Avoid	n	%	Add	n	%	Avoid	n	%
1	Milk	204	13.9	Pickle	77	13.5	Milk	259	16.1	Brinjal	154	11.9
2	Apple	190	13	Wood apple	52	9.1	Special halwa	249	15.4	Pumpkin	152	11.7
3	Pomegranate	137	9.3	Yam	50	8.8	Pulses	209	13	Curd	130	10
4	Leafy vegetable	108	7.4	Blackberry	33	5.8	Ginger	99	6.1	Oily and spicy food	89	6.9
5	Banana	106	7.2	Papaya	26	4.6	Jaggery	90	5.6	Banana	80	6.2
6	Coconuts/coconut water	80	5.5	Banana	22	3.9	Black carom seeds	54	3.3	Pigeon pea	57	4.4
7	Orange	49	3.3	Jackfruit	22	3.9	Leafy vegetable	54	3.3	Pickle	51	3.9
8	Spinach	44	3	Lemon	22	3.9	Turmeric	53	3.3	Jackfruit	46	3.5
9	Pulses	43	2.9	Curd	17	3	Wheat/maize flour	50	3.1	Fish	34	2.6
10	Fish	39	2.7	Mango	16	2.8	Rice	40	2.5	Fava bean	30	2.3

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