FOOD PYRAMID NUTRITIONAL STUDY GUIDE
•Inside the Food Pyramid
•How much is needed within each group?
•Grains
Bread, Rice, Pasta, Tortillas, Cereal, Cookies, Soup, Wheat, Spaghetti
•How much is needed?
•Kids 1-5 years old 6-7 portions
•½ slice of bread ¼ cup of cereal
•½ tortilla ¼ cup of pasta
•¼ cup of rice
•Teenagers and Adults
6-11 portions
•1 slice of bread 1 tortilla
•1 cup of cereal ½ cup of rice
•½ cup of pasta
•Vegetables
•Broccoli
•Carrots
•Peppers
•Lettuce
•Spices
•Spinach
•Green peas
•How much is needed?
•Kids 1-5 years old 3-4 portions (1 cup of veggies total)
2-4 cups of cooked veggies
¼ cup of raw veggies
•Teenagers and adults 4 portions a day (2-3 cups of veggies a day)
•Fruit
•Apple
•Pear
•Avocodo
•Orange
•Watermelon
•Papaya
•Grapes
•How much is needed?
•Kids 1-5 years old 3-4 portion (1 cup of fruit)
¼-½ cup of fruit
•Teenagers and adults 4 portions a day(2 cups of fruit total)
•1 piece of fruit
•1 cup of fruit
•Milk Products
•Milk
•Cheese
•Yogurt
•Ice Cream
•How much is needed?
•Kids 1-5 years old 3-4 portions daily
•½ cup of milk or yogurt
•4 oz of milk 1 slice of cheese
•Teenages and Adults 3 portions
•1 cup of milk and yogurt
•1 slice of cheese
•Meat and Beans
•Fish
•Pork
•Beef
•Chicken
•Egg
•Beans
•Nuts and Seeds
•How much is needed?
•Kids 1-5 years old 2-4 oz daily
1 oz is the size of your palm
1 egg
2-3 tablespoons o ¼ cup of beans
•Teenages and adults 3-6 oz daily
1 oz is the size of your palm
1-2 eggs
½ cup of beans
•Oils
•Oils
•Butter
•Kitchen Oils
•Mayonnaise
•Portion increase
•Between 1970 and 1990, the U.S. has increased caloric intake by 500 calories. This increase has made us overweight.
•For example...
•Whats a portion to you?
•Use hand size to control portion
•3 oz of meat
•½ cup of rice
•1 cup of fruit or veggies
•1 tablespoon of oil
•1 oz of nuts
•Tacos!!!!!
•How many do you eat?
PROGRESS TRACKING CHART
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