All About Nutrition

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All About Nutrition

• Jessica Vallance

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Food Pyramid
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Food Groups

• Grains
• Vegetables
• Fruits
• Milk
• Meat Beans

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Portions Per Group Per Daily

• Grains
• 6 oz.
• Vegetables
• 2 ½ cups
• Fruits
• 2 cups

• Milk
• 3 cups (2 cups for ages 2 8)
• Meat Beans
• 5 ½ oz.
• Fats, Oils Sweets
• Use Sparingly

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Portion Sizes
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Grains6 oz.

• 1 slice bread
• 1 medium muffin
• ½ hotdog or hamburger bun
• ½ bagel or English muffin
• 4 small crackers
• 1 tortilla
• 1 cup cold cereal
• ½ cup cooked cereal
• ½ cup rice
• ½ cup pasta

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Vegetables2 ½ cups

• ½ cup cooked vegetables
• ½ cup raw, chopped vegetables
• ½ - ¾ cup vegetable juice
• 1 cup raw, leafy vegetables

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Fruits2 cups

• 1 whole, medium fruit (about 1 cup)
• ¼ cup dried fruit
• ½ cup canned fruit
• ½ - ¾ cup fruit juice

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Milk3 cups (2 cups if ages 2 8)

• 1 cup (8 oz.) milk or yogurt
• 2 cups (16 oz.) cottage cheese
• 1 ½ cups (12 oz.) ice milk, ice cream, frozen
  yogurt
• 2 slices cheese 1/8 thick (1 ½ oz.)

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Meat Beans5 ½ oz.

• 2-3 oz. cooked lean meat, poultry, or fish (size
  of deck of cards)
• 2 eggs
• 4 Tbsp. peanut butter
• ½ cup nuts or seeds
• 7 oz. tofu
• 1 cup cooked dry beans or peas

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Other Information
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Information on Health

• This is all information from the new, 2005, food
  pyramid
• The graphic for this project was taken from
  http//www.ring.com/health/food/food.htm
• More information can be found at
  http//kidshealth.org/kid/stay_healthy/food/pyrami
  d.html
• A worksheet and quiz can be found at
  http//ellerbruch.nmu.edu/classes/CS255W05/cs255st
  udents/vallancej/P7/P7.html