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Assessing Food Content

Diet

Vegetables

Fruit

Dairy

Grains

Oil

Nuts, seeds, and beans

Eggs

Fish and Seafood

Red Meat

Chicken

Standard American Diet

1 serving per day

1 serving per day

1.5 cups per day

1 serving per day of whole grains.  5 servings of processed grains (corn)

Soybean Oil is most common

5.6 lbs per year

279 per year

21 pounds per year

111.6 lbs per year

99 lbs per year

Mediterranean Diet

More than 4 servings/day

More than 3 servings per day

Daily to weekly (Yogurt)

More than 4 servings per day (whole grains)

4 tbsp of olive oil per day

3 or more servings per week

No more than 4 per week

2-3 times per week

Rare

Rare

Vegetarian Diet

More than 5-6 servings per day

More than 4 servings per day

Daily to weekly (Yogurt)

More than 5 servings per day

Olive Oil preferred

1 or more servings daily

No more than 4 per week

None

None

None

Vegan Diet

More than 5-6 servings per day

More than 4 servings per day

None

More than 5 servings per day

Olive Oil preferred

3 or more servings daily

None

None

None

None


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