What counts as a serving?

	Bread, Cereal, Rice, and Pasta Group (Grains Group)—whole grain and refined 1 slice of bread, 1 Chappati About 1 cup of ready-to-eat cereal ½ cup of cooked cereal, rice, or pasta
	Vegetable Group 1 cup of raw, leafy vegetables ½ cup of other vegetables, cooked or raw ¾ cup of vegetable juice
	Fruit Group 1 medium apple, banana, orange, pear ½ cup of chopped, cooked, or canned fruit ¾ cup of fruit juice
	Milk Yogurt, and Cheese Group (Milk Group) 1 cup of milk or yogurt 1 ½ ounces of natural cheese (such as Cheddar) 2 ounces of processed cheese (such as American)
	Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs, and Nuts Group (Meat and Beans Group) 2-3 ounces of cooked lean meat, poultry, or fish ½ cup of cooked dry beans or ½ cup of tofu counts as one ounce of lean meat 2 ½-ounce soyburger or 1 egg counts as 1 ounce of lean meat 2 tablespoons of peanut butter or 1/3 cup of nuts counts as one ounce of meat The food guide pyramid is a simple chart showing the quantity that really is necessry in our life.Show our real eating portions that help eat healthy and in responsable way. The food guide pyramid let us known in an easy way how to eat in rasonable portions that help us live a healthy life by making good choices.Sometimes on or living schedule  we usually make excuses of our  eating  problems. Those problems affect our health eventually and have other consecuenses. But once we star using the Food Guide Pyramid   you will feel difference in your life and it would feel diffent your health. U.S Department of Agriculture. (2012). Nutrition and health. Retrieved from http://www.cuisinecuisine.com/NutritionandHealth.htm