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Food Guide Pyramid, The Official USDA Food Pyramid Guidelines

Daily Food Group Recommendations - Food Guide Pyramid

Need a pattern for healthy eating? What about healthy weight loss? Weight maintenance?

Look no further than the official Food Pyramid Guide. Here are their recommendations, based on different calorie needs. There are three sample diets - as not everyone requires the same number of calories per day.

*As a note, the USDA recommends that women who are pregnant or nursing require 3 servings of milk per day. The same applies to teenagers and young adults aged 24 and under.

Food Groups	1,600 Calories	2,200 Calories	2,800 Calories
Grain Group Servings	6 servings	9 servings	11 servings
Meat Group Servings	5 ounces	6 ounces	7 ounces
Vegetable Group Servings	3 serving	4 servings	5 servings
Fruit Group Servings	2 servings	3 servings	4 servings
Milk Group Servings in ounces	2-3 servings*	2-3 servings*	2-3 servings*
Total Fat Grams per day	53 grams	73 grams	93 grams
Total Teaspoons of added sugar per day	6 teaspoons	12 teaspoons	18 teaspoons

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