NTS 135 Lecture Notes - Vegetable Juice, Myplate, Dried Fruit
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Section 2. 3: myplate a menu planning tool concepts: what is the website where you can find all of the tools associated with myplate, what are the five major food groups represented on myplate, dishing up myplate. Daily amount of food from each myplate group: Cup = 1 cup of whole fruit, 1 cup of fruit juice, or cup of dried fruit. Cup = 1 cup of raw or cooked vegetables, 1 cup of vegetable juice, or 2 cups of raw, leafy greens. Ounce-equivalent = 1 slice of bread, 1 cup of ready-to-eat breakfast cereal, or cup of cooked pasta, rice, or cereal. Ounce-equivalent = 1 ounce of meat, fish, or poultry, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon of nut butter, cup of cooked legumes, or ounce of nuts or seeds. Note: dry beans and peas can count either as vegetables or as protein foods.
