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