Equivalentsof My Pyramid

							                                                                             Equivalents of MyPyramid




My Recommendations from MyPyramid are:

      _____ oz Grains                  _____ cups Vegetables                       _____ cups Fruits                           _____ cups Dairy                    _____ oz Meat & Beans

           GRAINS                          VEGETABLES                                      FRUITS                                      DAIRY                           MEAT & BEANS
 1 ounce is equal to one of the      1 cup is equal to one of the                 1 cup is equal to one of the                 1 cup is equal to one of the    1 ounce is equal to one of the
  following:                          following:                                   following:                                  following:                      following:

  1 slice of bread   = CD case       1 cup chopped      = baseball             1 cup chopped raw = baseball                1 cup low fat or     = 8 fl. oz.    1 ounce of lean     = matchbook
                                     raw or cooked                             or cooked fruit                             fat free milk                       meat, fish, poultry
  ½ cup cooked        = ½ baseball
  cereal, rice, pasta                2 cups leafy greens                       1 cup 100% fruit juice = 8 fl. oz.          1 cup yogurt                        (3 oz. of meat/chicken = deck of cards)
                                                                                                                                                               (3 oz. of fish = size of checkbook wallet)
  1 cup              = baseball      1 cup cooked dry beans                    ½ cup dried fruit                           1 ½ oz. natural       =
  ready-to-eat                                                                                                             cheese (hard cheese like cheddar,   1 egg
  cereal                             1 cup tofu                                1 cup applesauce                            mozzarella, swiss, parmesean)
                                                                                                                                                               ½ oz. nuts/seeds
  1 pancake          = CD            1 large baked sweetpotato                 32 seedless grapes = 1 cup                  2 oz. processed                     (12 almonds, 24 pistachios, 7 walnut halves)
  (4 ½” diameter)                                                                                                          cheese (American)
                                     1 medium baked potato                     8 large strawberries = 1 cup                                                    ¼ cup cooked dry beans
  1 flour tortilla                                                                                                         2 cups cottage cheese
  (6” diameter)                      1 cup tomato or mixed                                                                                                     ¼ cup tofu
                                     vegetable juice                                                                       ½ cup evaporated milk
  3 cups popped                                                                                                                                                1 Tbsp peanut butter
  popcorn



                                                     Adapted from USDA’s Team Nutrition “Food Math” worksheet – MyPyramid for Kids Level 2