Sample Menus For A 2000 Calorie Food Pattern Page 3
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3Sample Menus for a 2000 calorie food pattern
Averaged over a week, this seven day menu provides all of the recommended amounts of nutrients and food from each food group.
(Italicized foods are part of the dish or food that preceeds it, which is not italicized.)
Food Group
Daily Average
Nutrient
Daily Average
Over One Week
Over One Week
Calories
1994
Total Grains (oz eq) 6.0
GRAINS
Protein, g
98
Whole Grains
3.4
Protein, % kcal
20
Refined Grains
2.6
Carbohydrate, g
264
Carbohydrate, % kcal
53
Total fat, g
67
Total fat, % kcal
30
*
Total Veg* (cups) 2.6
VEGETABLES
Saturated fat, g
16
Saturated fat, % kcal
7.0
Monounsaturated fat, g
23
Polyunsaturated fat, g
23
Linoleic Acid, g
21
Alpha-linolenic Acid, g
1.1
Fruits (cups) 2.1
FRUITS
Cholesterol, mg
207
Total dietary fiber, g
31
Potassium, mg
4715
Sodium, mg*
1948
Calcium, mg
1389
Magnesium, mg
432
Milk (cups) 3.1
MILK
Copper, mg
1.9
Iron, mg
21
Phosphorus, mg
1830
Zinc, mg
14
Thiamin, mg
1.9
Riboflavin, mg
2.5
Meat/ Beans
MEAT &
Niacin Equivalents, mg
24
(oz eq) 5.6
BEANS
Vitamin B6, mg
2.9
Vitamin B12, mcg
18.4
Vitamin C, mg
190
Vitamin E, mg (AT)
18.9
Vitamin A, mcg (RAE)
1430
Oils (tsp/grams)
OILS
Dietary Folate Equivalents, mcg
558
7.2 tsp/32.4 g
* Starred items are foods that are labelled
*Vegetable subgroups
(weekly totals)
as no-salt-added, low-sodium, or low-salt
versions of the foods.They can also be
Dk-Green Veg (cups)
3.3
prepared from scratch with little or no
Orange Veg (cups)
2.3
added salt. All other foods are regular
Beans/ Peas (cups)
3.0
commercial products which contain
variable levels of sodium. Average
Starchy Veg (cups)
3.4
sodium level of the 7 day menu assumes
Other Veg (cups)
6.6
no-salt-added in cooking or at the table.
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