DRS scoring criteria
| DRS | Food/food group | Frequency of Intake | |||
| Daily | 2 to 3 times per week | 1 time per week | Never | ||
| DRS fast food | Sit-down or take-out meals, frozen dinners or other fast food type meals, including pizza* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| DRS breads | Bread, rolls, sandwiches* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| DRS snacks | Chips, popcorn, pretzels, snack mixes, crackers* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| DRS processed meats | Sausage, cured or deli meat, hot dogs† | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| DRS sugar-sweetened beverages | Regular soda, sweetened iced tea, juice, flavoured milk or flavoured coffee drinks‡ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| DRS nuts | Peanuts, tree nuts, seeds, peanut butter or other nut butter§ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| DRS fish | Fish or shellfish¶ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| DRS vegetables | Vegetables (not including potatoes, peas, corn or beans)** | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| DRS fruit | Fruit (not including fruit juice)†† | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
*Serving Information and rationale for score of 3 (high risk): Sodium >2300 mg per day.
†Serving Information and rationale for score of 3 (high risk): Processed meat >2 ounces per day.
‡Serving Information and rationale for score of 3 (high risk): Sugar-sweetened beverages >8 ounces per day.
§Serving Information and rationale for score of 3 (high risk): Low nuts/seeds <1 ounce per week.
¶Serving Information and rationale for score of 3 (high risk): Seafood <100 mg omega-3 fats per day.
**Serving Information and rationale for score of 3 (high risk): Low vegetables <100 g or <1 serving per day.
††Serving Information and rationale for score of 3 (high risk): Low fruit <100 g, <1 serving per day.
DRS, diet risk scrore.