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Lowfat
Weekly™
for the health of it!
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How much is in a SERVING? > Bread Group > Vegetable Group > Fruit Group > Milk Group > Meat Group > Fats Group The Food Pyramid is a general guide of what to eat each day, and is based on the Dietary Guidelines. The USDA Food Guide Pyramid shows we should eat a variety of foods to ensure getting the nutrients and calories for maintaining a healthy weight. Using the Pyramid as your Dietary Guideline to put a variety of foods and nutrients in your daily diet, will help you eat more well balanced.
It's not that difficult to get the number of servings needed to maintain a healthy weight. Many of us are already getting more servings of food at one time, than we realize. ~A good example of that, is eating Spaghetti, 2 ounces dry is about 1/2 cup cooked~I must admit, I'm a great Pasta Lover! Especially after living in Italy for three years with my husband, who was stationed there in the Navy. It's very hard for me to eat just 1 serving when I sit down to a Pasta dinner served "Al Dente" with my favorite Marinara sauce! On occasion, (when I'm really, really hungry) I will indulge myself and eat a cup. Which will give me 2 servings of the 6-11 needed from the Bread, Cereal, Rice, & Pasta Group each day. How much counts as a serving? Sample Menu for Women
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