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Food and Nutrition
Sample one-day menu for David, a 10-year-old boy.
Foods |
Amount |
Number of Food Guide Servings |
Oils and Fats |
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Vegetables and Fruit |
Grain Products |
Milk and Alternatives |
Meat and Alternatives |
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Breakfast |
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Raisin bread with |
2 slices (70 g) |
2 |
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non-hydrogenated margarine |
15 mL (1 Tbsp) |
√ |
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Yogourt |
175 mL (3/4 cup) |
1 |
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Canned peaches |
125 mL (1/2 cup) |
1 |
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Snack |
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Grapes |
10 |
1/2 |
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Lunch |
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| Hamburger made with | ||||||
| hamburger patty, | 90 g (3 oz) |
1 1/4 |
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| whole wheat hamburger bun and | 1 (50 g) |
1 1/2 |
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| lettuce and tomato | 60 mL (1/4 cup) |
1/2 |
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| Fruit salad | 125 mL (1/2 cup) |
1 |
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| 2% milk | 250 mL (1 cup) |
1 |
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Snack |
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| Homemade muffin with | 1 small (50 g) |
1 1/2 |
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| non hydrogenated margarine | 5 mL (1 tsp) |
√ |
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Dinner |
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| Baked potato wedges cooked with | 125 mL (1/2 cup) |
1 |
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| vegetable oil | 10 mL (2 tsp) |
1/2 |
√ |
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| Kabobs made with | ||||||
| vegetables (cherry tomatoes, green peppers, mushroom) and | 60 mL (1/4 cup) |
1/2 |
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| chicken | 60 g ( 2 oz ) |
3/4 |
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| 2% milk | 250 mL (1 cup) |
1 |
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| Baked Apple | 1/2 apple |
1/2 |
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Snack |
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| English muffin | 1/2 (35 g) |
1 |
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| Cheese | 50 g (1 ½ oz.) |
1 |
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| Low sodium vegetable juice | 125 mL (1/2 cup) |
1 |
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Total Food Guide Servings for the day |
6 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
30 mL |
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