Manual of Clinical Nutrition

Regular Diet - Adult

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FOOD GUIDE FOR AMERICANS (1800-2000 calorie pattern) (1)

Food Group Recommended Daily Serving Size

Fruits 3 – 4 servings

Consume citrus fruits, melons, berries, Medium-size orange, apple, or banana

and other fruits regularly ½ cup of chopped, cooked, or canned fruit (no sugar added)

½ cup of 100% fruit juice

Vegetables 5 servings

Dark-green leafy vegetables: 3

cups/week

1 cup of raw leafy vegetables: spinach, lettuce
Orange vegetables: 2 cups/week ½ cup of other vegetables, cooked or chopped raw
Legumes: 3 cups/week ½ cup of vegetable juice
Starchy vegetables: 3 cups/week
Other vegetable: 6 ½ cups/week
Grains 6 servings
Whole-grain products: 3 daily 1 slice of bread
Other grains: 3 daily 2 large or 4 small crackers
½ cup cooked cereal, rice, or pasta
1 cup ready-to-eat cereal
1 small roll or muffin
½ English muffin, bagel, hamburger bun, or large roll
Meat, Poultry,
Fish,

5 - 5 ½ ounces day
Dry Beans, Choose fish, dry beans, peas, poultry 1 ounce of cooked fish, poultry, or lean meat
Eggs, and Nuts without skin, and lean meat ¼ cup cooked dry beans or tofu
1 egg
1 Tbsp peanut butter
½ ounce nuts or seeds
Milk, Yogurt, and 3 servings
Cheese Choose skim milk and nonfat yogurt 1 cup of milk or yogurt
Choose part-skim and lowfat cheeses 1 ½ ounces of natural cheese
(Mozzarella, Swiss, Cheddar)
2 ounces of processed cheese (American)
Oils 5 tsp daily
Oils and soft margarines include
vegetables oils and soft vegetable oil
table spreads that are low in saturated
fat and are trans-free

SAMPLE MENU

Breakfast Noon Evening

Orange Juice Rotisserie Baked Chicken Braised Beef and Noodles

Oatmeal Rice Pilaf Seasoned Green Beans

Scrambled Egg Steamed Broccoli with Carrots Sliced Tomato Salad

Biscuit Whole-wheat Roll French Dressing

Margarine Margarine Peach halves

Jelly Fruit Cup Dinner Roll

Lowfat Milk Lowfat Milk Margarine

Coffee Iced Tea Lowfat Milk

References

1. Dietary Guidelines for Americans 20 10. Available at:
   http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/Publications/DietaryGuidelines/2010/PolicyDoc/PolicyDoc.pdf. Accessed Jan 31, 20 11.