TABLE 1.
Composition of 3 USDA food patterns (healthy US-style, healthy vegetarian, and healthy Mediterranean-style) at the 2000-kcal level1
| Food group | Healthy US-style pattern | Healthy vegetarian pattern | Healthy Mediterranean-style pattern |
| Fruit | 2 c/d | 2 c/d | 2.5 c/d |
| Vegetables | 2.5 c/d | 2.5 c/d | 2.5 c/d |
| Legumes | 1.5 c/wk | 3 c/wk | 1.5 c/wk |
| Whole grains | 3 oz eq/d | 3 oz eq/d | 3 oz eq/d |
| Dairy | 3 c/d | 3 c/d | 2 c/d |
| Protein foods | 5.5 oz eq/d | 3.5 oz eq/d | 6.5 oz eq/d |
| Meat | 12.5 oz eq/wk | — | 12.5 oz eq/wk |
| Poultry | 10.5 oz eq/wk | — | 10.5 oz eq/wk |
| Seafood | 8 oz eq/wk | — | 15 oz eq/wk |
| Eggs | 3 oz eq/wk | 3 oz eq/wk | 3 oz eq/wk |
| Nuts/seeds | 4 oz eq/wk | 7 oz eq/wk | 4 oz eq/wk |
| Processed soy | 0.5 oz eq/wk | 8 oz eq/wk | 0.5 oz eq/wk |
| Oils | 27 g/d | 27 g/d | 27 g/d |
1
1 c = 240 mL; 1 oz = 28 g. c, cup; eq, equivalent; oz, ounce. Adapted from reference 1 with permission.