Table 2.

Rate Adjustment Rules and Guidelines for a Balanced Diet

Dietary/scoring component	Adjustment rule/guideline
All vegetables	new_x = x + y
Beef, lamb, and pork	new_x = x – y
Chicken and other poultry	new_x = x – y
Eggs	new_x = x – y
Peanuts or tree nuts	new_x = x + y
Added sugars	new_x = x – y

For the “Adjustment rule/guideline” column, “new_x” is the adjusted consumption rate, “x” is the baseline rate, and “y” is the adjustment value.