Well
without knowing how much is adequate to eat, lots of people
have the tendency to overindulge. To make things easier each
food group has a number of daily servings. Rather than using
a scale, the quantities of each serving size can essentially
be judged by the eye.
The
suggested number of servings and serving sizes to eat from each
food group for the general population is as follows: -
Food Groups
Daily Servings
Bread, cereals, rice and pastas
6 – 11
Vegetables
3 – 5 or more
Fruit
2 – 4 or more
Milk, cheese and other dairy products
2 – 3
Meat, poultry, fish, eggs, dry beans &
nuts
2 – 3
Fats, sweets, alcoholic beverages
No number of servings suggested
Use in moderation
Developed
by the Nutrition Information Centre of
the Univ of Stellenbosch
Francie
van Zijl Drive, Clinical Building, Tygerberg 7505, Tygerberg
Designed
by Clint D.Pietersen RD(SA)
