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Maintaining a healthy diet

An easy way to maintain a healthy diet is to eat the recommended number of servings from all the essential food groups. A good guideline for this is provided in the USDA Food Guide Pyramid. The following list contains each group, followed by a sample serving size.

Grains: 6-11 servings per day. Serving examples - half a cup of cooked rice, pasta, or hot cereal.

Vegetables: 3-5 servings per day. Serving examples - half a cup of cooked or raw vegetables.

Fruits: 2-4 servings per day. Serving examples - half a cup of raw, cooked, or canned fruit.

Dairy: 2-3 servings per day. Serving examples - 1 cup of milk.

Meat: 2-3 servings per day. Serving examples - 2 or 3 ounces of cooked beef.

Follow these basic rules, and you will take a healthy step toward eating right!




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