USDA Intake

Pariah · August 10th, 2005, 02:02 PM

Taken from an article posted on P&R:

Quote:

Here is what the food pyramid says you should eat, based on a 2,000-calorie daily diet:

_3 cups of fat-free or lowfat milk or cheese.

_2 1/2 cups of vegetables.

_2 cups of fruit.

_6 ounces of grains.

_5 1/2 ounces of meat or beans.

Would that get you to 2,000 calories?

abomb · August 10th, 2005, 02:39 PM

According to FitDay.com (good site if you havent checked it out);

3 slices of wheat bread
3 cups of lowfat milk
2.5 cups of frozen veggies
2 cups apples
5.5 ounces of beef steak

is 1239 calories, 27g fat, 172 g carbs, 89 grams of protein.

Sounds like what I now eat in one meal!

A-Bomb

abomb · August 10th, 2005, 02:41 PM

I just read the subsidy thread over in P&R and I am calling shenanigans on the serving stuff. Plus, didnt the FDA do away with the pyramid and release something else?

A-Bomb

BodybuildingCardsFan · August 28th, 2005, 05:44 AM

2,000 calories is for inactive women. Nowadays the general recommendation for inactive men is 2,500.

My caloric intake ranges from 5,000-6,000 calories a day depending on what my body is doing, and what my goals are at the time.