How to determine Portions size for unit 5 project

I hope that you review this carefully as this is reviewed in the unit 5 mini-project carefully when grading. IT IS WORTH 100 POINTS.

The new dietary guidelines on which MyPyramid is based, promoted fruits and vegetables and whole grains. At the 2,000 calorie level, here's what the guidelines would suggest.

* Fruit Group should provide 4 daily servings, or 2 cups.
* Vegetable Group should provide 5 servings, or 2.5 cups.
* Grain Group should provide 6 ounce-equivalents (1 ounce-equivalent means 1 serving), half of which should be whole grains.
* Meat and Beans Group should provide 5.5 ounce-equivalents or servings.
* Milk Group should provide 3 cups/servings.
* Oils should provide 24g or 6 teaspoons.
* Discretionary Calories: These are the remaining amount of calories in each calorie level after nutrient-dense foods have been chosen. Up to 267 calories can be consumed in solid fats or added sugars if the other requirements have been met.

Common Servings and Portion Sizes - What's the Difference?
Though "portion size" and "serving size" are used interchangeably, there is a difference. Knowing the difference makes it easier to compare what you eat to the MyPyramid's daily recommendations.

The USDA MyPyramid provides food group recommendations in "ounces" and "cups."

Recommendations for the Grain Group and the Meat Group are provided in ounces, while recommendations for the Milk Group, Vegetable Group and Fruit Group are in cups.

The serving size that is equal to an "ounce" or "cup" are provided for each food group.

For example:

1 1/2 ounces of hard cheese or 8 fluid ounces of yogurt count as 1 cup from the Milk Group, and 1 slice of bread or 1/2 cup of cooked pasta counts as an ounce from the Grain Group.

For your chart: You are to use these as to the way to fill out the chart you submit for grading.

If you have 8 ounces of yogurt, that is equal to 1 serving of a Milk group. So you put 1 in the column for Milk.

If you have 1 slice of bread - you would put 1 serving in the Grain group.

The total at the bottom is the total of each group that you had in servings. The pyramid, that is how it is configured.

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