| Chart 1 - Food Equivalents |
| Food Values | Protein (Grams) |
KCalories | Equivalents | ||||
| Milk Products | |||||||
| 1 oz. milk whole (4% fat) | 1 | 19 | 1 oz. unit = | ||||
| 1 oz. milk 2% | 1 | 15 | 1/4 oz. condensed milk | ||||
| 1 oz. milk skim (1%) | 1 | 10 | 1 oz. plain yogurt | ||||
1 qt. milk whole (32 oz.) |
32 |
608 |
1 oz. unit + 1/2 tsp. sugar = |
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| 1 qt. milk 2% | 32 | 480 | 1 oz. flavored yogurt | ||||
| 1 qt. milk skim (1%) | 32 | 320 | 1 oz. chocolate milk | ||||
| 1 cup dry powdered skim milk | 24 | 240 | *1 oz. hot cocoa mix (+1 1/2 tsp. sugar) | ||||
| 1 oz. Half & Half | 1 | 40 | 1 oz. = 2 T | ||||
| 1 oz. light table cream | 1 | 64 | .6 oz. = restaurant cream cup | ||||
| 1 oz. whipping cream | 1 | 90 | |||||
Citrus |
1 serving = |
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| 1 serving (4 oz.) | 1 | 45 |
1 medium orange 1/2 grapefruit 4 oz. (1/2 cup) fresh, frozen or canned juice (6 oz. frozen orange juice concentrate = 24 oz. fluid) |
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Fruits |
1 serving = |
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| 1 serving | 1 | 75 |
1 fresh fruit (size doesn't matter) 1/2 cup fresh or canned fruits/juice 4 oz. juice (prune, pineapple, etc.) 1 oz. dry fruit - 3 prunes, 4 dates, 2 T raisins (2 lbs. fruit = 7 servings) |
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potatos |
1 serving = |
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| 6 oz. serving | 3 | 105 |
1 medium potato (2 1/2 lbs. = 7 servings) 1 serving + 1 fat (add to fats) = 1 cup french fries (40 pieces 1/4in. x 1/4in. x 2in.) 1 oz potato chips |
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Pasta/Rice |
1 serving = |
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| 1 oz. dry serving | 2 | 100 | approx. 1/2 cup cooked rice | ||||
| 3 | 100 | approx. 3/4 cup cooked pasta 1 lb = 3 cups uncooked rice 1 cup uncooked = 2 3/4 cooked 1 cup dry = 5 oz. |
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Vegetables |
2 |
45 |
1 serving = 1/2 cup raw or cooked, approx. 4 oz. 3/4 - 1 cup salad with dressing (1 protein if mostly lettuce) 1/4 can (10 oz.) soup (1 cup all varieties) 8 oz. vegetable juice 10 oz. frozen vegetables. = 4 1/2 cup portions |
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Bread |
1 oz. slice = |
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| 1 oz. slice | 2.5 | 80 |
1 slice = 3/4-1 oz. depending on thickness; usual loaf bread = 24 oz. 1 dinner roll; 1 small muffin 1 pancake; 1 tortilla 6 soda crackers; 1/2 bagel 1 1/2 oz. slice =1 hamburger or hot dog bun |
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Cereals |
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| whole grain 1 oz. (includes shredded wheat) |
4 | 115 | 1 serving ( 1 oz. dry) = 3/4 cup cooked 1/4 cup granola type |
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| refined 1 oz. | 2 | 80 | 1 cup all varieties (sugar coated add 2 tsp. sugar) |
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Butter, Fats |
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| 1 oz. (2 tbsp) | 215 | 1 oz. serving = | |||||
| 1 tbsp. | 108 | 4 sl. bacon (22 sl. = 1 lb.) 4 oz. cream 15% 2 tbsp. Mayonnaise 4 tbsp. salad dressing 2 oz. cream cheese |
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Meat/Fish/Liver |
1 oz.= Protein KCalories |
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| 4 oz. A.P. | 16 | 280 |
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| 4 oz. A.P. 6:1 | 17 | 260 |
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| 4 oz. A.P. 5:1:1 | 18 | 240 |
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| 4 oz. A.P. lean | 20 | 200 |
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Protein Sandwich Filling |
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| 1 1/2 oz. | 6 | 115 | average for a variety of filling - egg salad, tuna salad, wiener, cold cuts and cheese | ||||
Egg |
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| 1 unit | 6 | 70 | |||||
Cheese |
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| all varieties 1 oz. | 8 | 115 | |||||
| creamed cottage 1/2 cup | 16 | 120 | |||||
Peanut Butter/Nuts |
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| 1 oz. (2 tbsp.) serving | 8 | 160 | 1 oz. = 2 tbsp. or 1 oz. nuts | ||||
Other Protein Foods |
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| canned baked beans 5 fld. oz. | 9 | 180 | legumes = | ||||
| dry legumes 1 1/2 oz. | 11 | 155 | 1/2 cup cooked 1 lb. bag beans = 2 1/2 cups uncooked 8 oz. Pea soup |
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| pizza 1/8 of 14 in. | 10 | 250 | |||||
Sugar |
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| 1 oz. (2 tbsp.) | - | 110 | 1 oz. = 6 hard candies | ||||
Other Sweets |
- |
80 |
1 oz. = 1/2 cup jello 2 tbs. jam, marmalade, honey, molasses, etc. |
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Pastry/Cake/Cookies |
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| 1 oz. | 1 | 105 | cake, plain or iced; 1 piece = 3 1/2 oz. = 16 oz. cake mix (2 env.) = 32 oz. icing - 2 tsp. sugar/1 oz. Cake sweet roll, 1/2 pck. Vachon cake = 1 oz. pie; 6 pieces, 1 piece = 3.3 oz. = 20 oz. donut, tart, poptart = 1 1/2 oz. 6 social tea = 1 oz. 2 all other cookies = 1 oz. *nutbreads, 1/2 in. slice = 1 1/2 oz. |
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Milk Dessert |
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| 1 serving | 4 | 150 | 1 serving = 1/2 cup pudding 1/2 cup ice cream |
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Chocolate Bars |
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| *chocolate milk type 41 gms. | 4 | 230 | i.e., Hershey's Milk Chocolate With Almonds | ||||
| *caramel type with nuts 53 gms. | 5 | 260 | i.e., Mars | ||||
| *caramel type with nuts 57 gms. | 6 | 270 | i.e., Snickers | ||||
| *caramel type 60 gms. | 3 | 260 | i.e., Milky Way | ||||
| *whipped center 64 gms. | 2 | 280 | i.e., 3 Musketeers | ||||
Beverages |
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| soft drink/Koolaid/Tang liquid/beer 1 oz. | - | 14 | |||||
| wine | - | 20 | |||||
| alcohol 1 oz. | - | 70 | |||||
*Popcorn |
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| plain, popped 1 cup | 1 | 23 | |||||
| sugar coated (caramel corn) 1 cup | 2 | 134 | |||||
*Gravy1/2 cup |
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15 |
Homestyle |