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Appendix G2: Original Food Guide Pyramid Patterns and Description of USDA Analyses

Table G2-10. Total Vegetable and Legume Food Intake Pattern Recommendations in Comparison to Reported Consumption
    All Vegetables Legumes
Food Pattern
in Calories		 Age/Sex
Groups		 Recom-mendation Reported
Consumption		 Recom-mendation Reported
Consumption		 Recommended
Increase Over Current
Consumption
    (# ½ cup servings) (# ½ cup servings) (# ½ cup servings) (# ½ cup servings) (# ½ cup servings) (Percent)
1000 Child 2-3 1 1.61 0.29 0.09 0.20 319
1200 F 4-8 2 1.87 0.43 0.10 0.33 435
1400 M 4-8 2 1.93 0.43 0.10 0.33 437
1600 F 9-13 3 2.40 0.71 0.12 0.59 598
  F 51+ 3 3.00 0.71 0.15 0.56 468
1800 F 31-50 4 3.10 0.86 0.16 0.70 542
  M 9-13 4 2.80 0.86 0.19 0.67 447
  F 14-18 4 2.71 0.86 0.16 0.70 548
2000 F 19-30 4 3.01 0.86 0.17 0.69 515
  M 51+ 4 3.79 0.86 0.26 0.60 336
2200 M 14-18 4 3.81 0.86 0.22 0.64 394
  M 31-50 4 4.19 0.86 0.29 0.57 299
2400 M 19-30 5 4.37 1.00 0.29 0.71 346
2600 M 19-30 6 4.37 1.00 0.29 0.71 346
2800 M 14-18 6 3.81 1.00 0.22 0.78 458
3000 M 19-30 7 4.37 1.14 0.29 0.85 394
3200 M 14-18 7 3.81 1.14 0.22 0.92 522

 

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