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When planning meals for the family, certain guides have to be considered. These are the Three Basic Food Groups, and Meal Patterns.

The Three Basic Food Groups

Earlier in this unit, the three food groups were discussed. Let us go over them in terms of how much of these foods should you eat. They are summarized below.

• rice and other starchy foods ----> 5 1/3 ------> 5 cups
• root crops -----> 1 ------> 1 small
• sugar -----> 5 ------> 5 tsps
• fat
  -----> 6 ------> 5 tsps

Body Building Foods

• milk -----> 1/2 -----> 1/2 cup
• fish, meat, poultry -----> 1 2/3 -----> 1 2/3 serving
• egg -----> 1/2 pc ------> 1/2 pc
• dried beans or nuts -----> 1/3 pc -----> 1/3 pc

Regulating Foods

• green leafy and yellow vegetables --> 1/2 pc ------> 1/2 pc
• vitamin C rich foods (papaya, guava, atis, etc)--> 1 serving ---> 1 serving
• other fruits and vegetables (banana, langka, talong, okra)--> 1 serving ---> 1 serving

The body needs substances called nutrients. You already know that these are present in foods. However no one food cointains all of the nutrients. They are found in different foods and are available in different amounts. You have to eat different kinds of foods.