Great! Now you understand how many servings your client should have from each food group. The tricky part is knowing what constitutes a serving size in each food group. Here are some general Food Pyramid guidelines that might help you. Bread, cereal, rice, and pasta 1 slice bread, 6-in. diameter tortilla, 1/2 bun or bagel, 1/2 medium doughnut 1 oz. ready-to-eat cereal 1/2 cup cooked cereal, rice, or pasta; 3-4 small plain crackers; 2 cookies       Vegetable 1 cup raw leafy vegetables 1/2 cup other vegetables, cooked or chopped raw 3/4 cup vegetable juice       Fruit 1 medium apple, banana, or orange; 1/4 cup dried fruit 1/2 cup chopped, cooked, or canned fruit 3/4 cup fruit juice       Milk, yogurt, and cheese 1 cup milk or yogurt 1-1/2 oz. natural cheese 2 oz. processed cheese       Meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs, and nuts 2-3 oz. cooked lean meat, poultry, or fish (a 3-oz. piece of meat is about the size of an average hamburger, or the amount of meat on a medium chicken breast half)   1-2 cups cooked dry beans, 1 egg, or 2 tbsp. peanut butter count as 1 oz. lean meat (about 1/3 serving) Fats, oils, and sweets Limit calories from this food group, especially if you need to lose weight or maintain a low body weight. Foods in this category include full-fat salad dressing, cream cheese, sour cream, butter, margarine, shortening, lard, sugars, soft drinks, fruit drinks, candies, sweet snack foods, and desserts. These foods provide calories but few vitamins and minerals. Note that some fat and sugar symbols are shown in the other food groups. This means that some of the foods in these groups, such as cheese or ice cream in the milk group or fried foods from any group, can also be high in fat and sugar.