Serving Sizes
Food Groups
Nutrients
Daily Allowance
Benefits
100
The amount of cereal needed to make one serving of Grains, Breads + Cereals
What is 1 cup?
100
A food in the Grains, Breads + Cereals group that is a staple in the Asian diet.
What is rice
100
The main nutrient in the Milk + Milk Products food group
What is calcium?
100
1 cup of milk, 1 cup of yogurt, 1 string cheese
What are 3 servings of the milk and milk products group?
100
These grow when eating enough of the Meats, Beans + Nuts group.
What are muscles?
200
Eating only one of these equals one serving of fruit. They will also "keep the doctor away."
What is an apple.
200
Foods like kale, spinach, and bok choy.
What is the Vegetables food group?
200
The main nutrient in the vegetables food group?
What is vitamin A?
200
1 oz. of salmon and 1 oz. of chicken breast.
What are 2 servings of the Meats, Beans + Nuts food group?
200
These get stronger when getting enough of the Milk + Milk Products food group?
What are bones and teeth?
300
The amount of peanut butter needed to make one serving of protein.
What is 1 ounce, 1 tablespoon, or one thumb?
300
A food from the Milk + Milk Products food group goes well with some fresh fruit.
What is yogurt? or What is cottage cheese?
300
The main nutrient in the Meat, Beans, + Nuts food group.
What is protein?
300
1 cup of sliced carrots, 1 cup of broccoli, 2 cups of spinach
What are 3 servings of the vegetables food group?
300
It is created when you eat enough of the Grains, Breads & Cereals food group.
What is energy?
400
The amount of leafy greens needed to make one serving of vegetables.
What is 2 cups
400
This food may or may not have come "before the chicken" and is a part of the Meats, Beans, and Nuts food group
What is an egg?
400
The main nutrient in the Grains, Breads + Cereals food group.
What is vitamin B?
400
1 pear and 1 cup of pineapple
What are 2 servings of the fruits food group.
400
Parts of the body that benefit from eating enough peppers, greens and carrots etc.
What are healthy eyes and skin?
500
This single serving of food in the milk and milk products is 1.5 ounces or the length of your index finger
What is hard cheese
500
This food was created with the Italian flag in mind and is part of the Vegetable, Milk + Milk Products, Grains, Breads + Cereals food groups.
What is a cheese pizza.
500
The main nutrient in the Fruits food group.
What is vitamin C?
500
1 sandwich, 1/2 cup of brown rice, 2 waffles, 1 cup of cereal
What are 6 servings of the grains, breads, and cereals food group?
500
What eating enough of the apples, bananas, and pears etc. will do for your body.
What is healing?