Figure: 40 TAC §746.3305(a)
Food Groups Number of Servings
to Meet 1/3 Daily
Needs
Number of Servings
to Meet 1/2 Daily
Needs
Serving Size
Milk 1 and 1/3 2 4 oz. Milk or
1/2 oz. Cheese or
4 oz. Yogurt
Meat/Meat
Alternative
1 1 and 1/2 1/2 to 1 oz. Cooked
lean meat or
1/2 to 1 Egg or
1/4 c. Cooked beans
Vegetables and Fruit 1 and 1/3 + 2 + 2 to 3 Tb. Cooked
vegetables or
2 to 3 Tb. Canned fruit
or
1/4 Small fresh fruit or
1/4 c. Juice
Whole Grains 1 and 1/3 + 2 + 1/2 Slice bread or
1/4 c. Cooked cereal or
1/4 c. Pasta or rice or
1 or 2 Crackers