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Based on a 2,000 calorie-a-day diet
Grains: 6 ounces daily
Vegetables: 2.5 cups daily
Fruits: 2 cups daily
Milk: 3 cups daily (kids 2-8, it's 3 cups daily)
Meats & Beans: 5.5 ounces daily
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Oils
* Most fats should be from fish, nuts and vegetable oils
* Limit solid fats such a butter, margerine or lard
* Keep consumption of saturated fats, trans fats and sodium low
* Choose foods low in sugar
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- LINKS
Food Pyramid Challenge
Food Pyramid Information
Food Pyramid: A Plan for Eating- Healthy School Meals
- Kids: Nutrition Exploration
KinderStart: Food Pyramid - The Food Guide Pyramid
- USDA Food and Nutrition Information Center
- USDA: My Pyramid
- Wikipedia: Food Guide Pyramid
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