Food serving that right for you

Here is about food serving that right for us.

So What's Your Caloric Limit?
You need to have enough calories every day in order for your body to have the nutrients it needs. How many calories that actually amounts to depends on a variety of factors including your:

• Age
• Sex
• Size
• Activity level
• Whether or not you are a pregnant or breastfeeding woman
• Whether you have a chronic illness

The National Academy of Sciences recommends the following calorie categories:

1,600 calories - Many sedentary women and some older adults

2,200 calories - Children, teenage girls, active women and many sedentary men.

Women who are pregnant may need around 500 calories more per day and an additional 300 calories for breast-feeding.

2,800 calories - Teenage boys, active men and very active women

It’s possible that you may be between calorie categories on the chart. If you are then you will need to estimate servings. For example, some less active women may need only 2,000 calories to maintain a healthy weight. If you are at this calorie level, 8 servings from the grain group would be about right.

How Many Servings Are Right For You?
Now that you know how many calories are suggested, you can address the question of how many servings of each food group you need. Here’s a chart that can help:

	Lower About 1,600	Moderate About 2,200	Higher About 2,800
Grain Group servings	6	9	11
Vegetable Group Servings	3	4	5
Fruit Group servings	2	3	4
Milk Group Servings	2-3	2-3	2-3
Meat Group	5	6	7