Recommended Healthy Portion Sizes For Vegans and Vegetarians

It seems that today many people with different diets and lifestyles, which lack the basic understanding and awareness of the recommended portion sizes. Often we are in this handy and insightful information on a nutrition label look, but we are a small part that overlooked us exactly how much the product actually use the nutrition facts in order told. In general, and in contrast to the common assumption of many people, is the "Nutrition Facts Serving Size label" not the "Food Pyramid" in the contextrecommended servings.

It seems that today, the portion sizes that are currently printed on products in the United States' uniform and reflect the amounts people actually eat "(according to the FDA website). A level of concern about this might not be unfounded, especially since rumors you may have seen on several websites (I did not certify the ability to prove or disprove), it is incredible statistic than 40% of the average American diet containing milk and only 8% were freshFruit!

However, with a look at a few products, portion sizes seem reasonable so far, for example, 5 crackers amount to one serving. Therefore, it would be like studying the healthier half of the American people to take these parts. There is no justifiable reason to overreact to the above FDA (U.S. Food and Drug Administration) a statement at this time. Thank God.

However, I would like for you to provide a basic overview of proposed dailyExamples of portions and part of a balanced diet, plant-based (source listed below):

Bread / Cereals --- 6 ~ to 11 servings per day - 1 ounces ready-to-eat cereal, or ~ 5 ~ 6 small biscuits ½ cup cooked cereal, rice, pasta, noodles ~ 1 slice bread, ½ hamburger bun, English muffin ~ 1 small roll, muffin, biscuit

--- 3 to 5 vegetable servings a day - ½ cup cooked beans, peas, legumes ~ ~ 1 cup raw leafy vegetables ½ cup cooked or raw vegetables ~ ¾ cup vegetable oilJuice

Fruit --- 2 to 4 servings per day - ¼ cup dried fruit ½ cup chopped fruit ~ ~ 1 melon wedge ~ ~ ½ ¾ cup grapefruit juice ~ 1 medium apple, banana, orange

"Meat group" substitution --- 2 to 3 servings per day - 2 tablespoons peanut butter ~ 2 tablespoons nuts or seeds ¼ cup tofu or tempeh ~ ~ ~ 1 cup soy milk 1 egg or 2 egg whites ~ ½ cup cooked dry beans or peas

Milk / yogurt / cheese --- 2 to 3 servings per day - 1 cup milk ~ ~ 1.5 ounces natural cheese 2 oz processed~ Cheese 1 cup yogurt or 8 ounces

(For a vegan diet, you can replace animal products with nuts and seeds, tofu, kale, edible seaweeds, watercress, parsley obtained, dried figs or calcium-enriched soy milk, for example)

Fats, oils, sweets, which are low in hydrogenated, saturated and trans fatty acids, which are used sparingly, of course!

Thanks to Source: "Vegetarian Nutrition Information" (copyright 2003-2008)