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Grains Group - How Much Grains Does Your Child And Family Really Need?

Michelle Mirizzi • MS, Registered Dietitian • Apr 12, 2012
 

How Much Grains Does Your Family Need?

First, My Plate tells us that we need foods from the grains group every day.  When you look at your plate, a balanced meal would have half of your grains coming from whole grains.  Grains represent 1/4 of your plate's food. The grains represents the orange part of the My Plate or the Food Pyramid.

The exact amount of grains that each of your family members need really depends on these factors:

  • your age
  • your gender
  • how active you are  grains group portion sizes

To find out how much foods your child needs, visit our meal planner tool or for a print the daily requirements for your child.

 

General Daily Grains Needs

In general, the USDA My Plate has created these daily recommended guidelines:

See what counts as a grains serving.*

Recommended servings are shown in ounces or ounce equivalents.

Grains Group Recommended Daily Servings
  Total Grains Servings  Servings of Whole Grains
2-3 years old 3 ounce equivalents 1-1/2 ounce equivalents
4-8 years old
5 ounce equivalents 2-1/2 ounce equivalents
Girls 9-13 years old
5 ounce equivalents 3 ounce equivalents
Girls 14-18 years old
6 ounce equivalents 3 ounce equivalents
Boys 9-13 years old
6 ounce equivalents 3 ounce equivalents
Boys 14-18 years old
8 ounce equivalents 4 ounce equivalents
Women 19-30 years old 6 ounce equivalents 3 ounce equivalents
Women 31-50 years old 6 ounce equivalents 3 ounce equivalents
Women 51+ years old 5 ounce equivalents 3 ounce equivalents
Men 19-30 years old 8 ounce equivalents 4 ounce equivalents
Men 31-50 years old 7 ounce equivalents 3-1/2 ounce equivalents
Men 51+ years old 6 ounce equivalents 3 ounce equivalents

 

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Written by Michelle MirizziWritten on Apr 12, 2012Last updated on Apr 29, 2013
 
 

 

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