Food Pyramid

Guide to Good Eating Every Day
Suggested Serving Sizes:

Milk Group: for Calcium 3-4 servings- Milk 1 Cup Yogurt 1 Cup Cheese 1 1/2 - 2 oz. Cottage
cheese 1/4 Cup Ice cream, ice milk, frozen yogurt 1/2 cup.

Meat Group: for iron 2-3 servings Cooked, lean meat 2-3 oz. Cooked, lean poultry,
fish 2-3 oz. Egg: 1 Peanut butter 2 tbsp. Cooked, dried peas, dried beans 1/2 cup.

Vegetable Group: for vitamin A 3-5 servings Juice 3/4 cup, Raw vegetable 1/2 cup,
Raw leafy vegetable, 1 cup Cooked vegetable 1/2 cup. Potato, 1 medium.

Fruit Group: for vitamin C 2-4 servings Juice 3/4 cup Raw, canned, or cooked
fruit 1/2 cup Apple, banana, orange, pear 1 medium Grapefruit 1/2 Cantaloupe 1/4.

Grain Group: for fiber 6-11 servings Bread 1 slice English muffin, hamburger bun
1/2 Ready-to-eat cereal 1 oz. Pasta, rice, grits, cooked cereal 1/2 cup Tortilla,
roll, muffin.

Some foods don't have enough nutrients to fit in any of the Five Food Groups. These
foods are called "Others." These foods are okay to eat in moderation. They should not
replace foods from the Five Food Groups. Others Fats and oils, sweets, salty snacks,
alcohol, other beverages, and condiments.

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