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The food pyramid is a guideline for making daily food choices in the proper proportions for optimum nutrition.
Daily Servings:
Fats, oils, sweets: use sparingly
Milk, yogurt, cheese: 3 servings
Meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs, nuts: 2 servings
Vegetables: 3 servings
Fruit: 2 servings
Bread, grains, cereal, rice, pasta:
6 servings
Water:
8 servings
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What counts as a serving?
Bread, Cereal, Rice, and Pasta Group
1 slice of bread
About 1 cup of ready-to-eat cereal
1/2 cup of cooked cereal, rice, or pasta
Vegetable Group
1 cup of raw leafy vegetables
1/2 cup of other vegetables cooked or raw
3/4 cup of vegetable juice
Fruit Group
1 medium apple, banana, orange, pear
1/2 cup of chopped, cooked, or canned fruit
3/4 cup of fruit juice
Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese Group
1
cup of milk or yogurt
1 1/2 ounces of natural cheese
Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs, and Nuts
2-3 ounces of cooked lean meat, poultry or fish
1/2 cup of cooked dry beans
1/2 cup of tofu
2 1/2-ounce soyburger
1 egg
2 tablespoons of peanut butter
1/3 cup of nuts |