| Fats, Oils and Sweets: Use Sparingly | |
| Milk, Yogurt and Cheese Group: 2-3 Servings | Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs and Nuts Group: 2-3 Servings |
| Vegetable Group: 3-5 Servings | Fruit Group: 2-4 Servings |
| Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta Group: 6-11 Servings | |
| SOME EXAMPLES OF CORRESPONDING FOODS OF TWO ETHNIC GROUPS | ||
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| Food Groups from Pyramid | African-American North African |
Mexican/Puerto Rican |
| Fats, Oils and Sweets Group | candies, cakes, salt pork, gravies, fruit drinks | candies, cakes, lard, pork rinds, punches, rice pudding*+, tapioca*+ |
| Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs and Nut Group | black-eyed peas, filed peas, lima beans, chitterlings, neck bones, salmon | pigeon peas, pink beans, black beans, beef, lamb |
| Milk, Yogurt, Cheese Group | buttermilk | white cheese, flan |
| Fruit Group | peaches, melons | papaya, mango, ponelo, guava, plantain, avocado |
| Vegetable Group | collards, mustard greens, kale, okra, cabbage, sweet potatoes | yucca, malanga, pumpkin, squash |
| Breads, Cereal, Rice, Pasta Group | grits, couscous, cornbread, flatbread, bread pudding*, flour, biscuits | tortilla, cornmeal, bolillo, rice |
| *Also belongs to "milk/cheese group, meat/egg group and fats/oils/sweets group." +Also belongs to "bread/cereal/rice/pasta group." |
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