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Healthy Tips
Vegetables
5 or more servings a day
1 serving =
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½ cup cooked
• 1 cup raw
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Add a tossed salad to your lunch, and ll half your
plate with vegetables at dinner to help you eat
enough vegetables.
• Baby carrots and grape tomatoes make great snacks!
Fruits
2–3 servings a day
1 serving =
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1 small piece
• ½ cup cut up
• 2 tablespoons dried
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To eat your daily fruit servings, have a piece of fruit
at breakfast and add one or two more during the
day for snacks.
• Try a dierent fruit every few days!
Whole Grains/Starchy Vegetables
6 servings a day
1 serving =
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⅓ cup cooked whole-grain pasta,
cereal, or brown rice
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½ cup potato
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Choose more whole wheat, oats, barley, brown rice,
and quinoa.
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Choose cereals with less than 10 grams of sugar per
serving.
Protein, Legumes/Beans,
& Nuts
5–6 servings a day
1 serving =
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½ cup beans or legumes
• ¼ cup nuts
• 1 ounce lean meat/sh
• 1 egg or 2 egg whites
• 1 ounce reduced-fat hard cheese
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Include a serving of beans or nuts daily.
• Choose plant proteins more often: beans, peas,
lentils, nuts, seeds, and soy products (tofu, soy milk).
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Choose sh (preferably wild), shellsh, or skinless
chicken or turkey.
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Use healthier cooking methods: broil, grill, steam, or
sauté in a small amount of healthy oil (olive or canola).
Low-Fat Milk/Dairy
2–3 servings a day
1 serving =
• 1 cup milk or nondairy option,
like soy milk
• 6 ounces yogurt
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Choose fat-free or 1% dairy products.
Fats
4 servings a day
1 serving =
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1 teaspoon oil
• 1½ teaspoons of nut butters
(almond, peanut)
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⅛ avocado (2 tablespoons)
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Choose foods rich in healthy fats, such as sh,
walnuts, olive oil, and axseeds.
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Limit saturated and avoid trans fats (partially hydro-
genated), such as fats found in fatty meats, whole-
fat milk, cream, butter, margarine, and processed
baked and snack foods.
Water
8 servings a day
1 serving =
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8 ounces
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