1997-99 The Cancer Nutrition Center - Recipes

What is a "Serving"?

Cancer Nutrition 
 
WHAT COUNTS AS A SERVING?

Grain Products (bread, cereal, rice, pasta)

  • 1 slice of bread
  • 1 ounce of ready-to-eat cereal
  • 1/2 cup of cooked cereal, rice or pasta

Vegetables

  • 1 cup of raw leafy vegetables
  • 1/2 of other vegetables (cooked or chopped raw)
  • 3/4 of vegetable juice

Fruits

  • 1 medium apple, banana, orange
  • 1/2 cup of chopped, cooked, or canned fruit

Milk Products (milk, yogurt, cheese)

  • 1 cup of milk or yogurt
  • 1 1/2 ounces of natural cheese
  • 2 ounces of processed cheese

Meat and Beans (meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs, nuts)

  • 2-3 ounces of cooked lean meat, poultry or fish
  • 1/2 cup of cooked dry beans or 1 egg counts as 1 ounce of lean meat; 2 tablespoons of peanut butter or 1/3 cup of nuts count as 1 ounce of meat

Taken from The Good Eating Guide, p37.


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