The purpose of this work was the comparison between preferences and frequency of consumption of the 29 chosen kinds of fruits and vegetables among 235 girls and 129 pregnant women. High degree of preference of most of fruits was shown. Strawberries, grapes, mandarines, peaches as well as apples were the most liked both among girls and pregnant women and the least were avocado, grenades as well as mango. The most often consumed were apples, lemons, oranges and bananas and seldom also fruits which were least popular. Weak strength of the relationship between the preference and frequencies of the consumption of the studied fruits both in the group of girls and pregnant women was shown.

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