Foods to choose	Foods not allowed
Starchy foods Limit 2 servings per day for women 3 servings per day for men	Serving size 1 slice bread 1/4th bagel ½ English muffin ½ cup cooked oatmeal ½ cup cooked rice ½ cup cooked pasta ½ cup cooked beans, lentils, or peas 1 small tortilla (4 inch) 3/4th cup ready‐to‐eat cereal	More than 2 servings per day for women or 3 servings per day for men of starchy foods
Vegetables Limit Starchy vegetables (corn, potatoes, yellow squash or carrots) to ½ cup per day	Broccoli, zucchini, green beans, mushrooms, asparagus, spinach, and other green leafy vegetables Lettuce, cabbage, and other salad greens Tomatoes Peppers, cucumbers, celery, radishes	More than ½ cup of starchy vegetables
Fruits Limit 3 servings per day	Serving size 1 medium fruit (apple, pear, banana, peach, orange) ½ cup chopped fresh or frozen fruit 1 cup strawberries or melon 1/4th cup dried fruits	Fruits canned in syrup Fruit juice
Milk and dairy foods	Fat free, 0.5%, 1% milk Soy milk, unsweetened Low‐fat and nonfat yogurt, unsweetened Cottage cheese White cheese Cheddar, Swiss, Gouda, Mozzarella cheese Eggs	Sweetened yogurt Sweetened soy drinks Ice cream
Protein foods and meats	Beef, chicken, turkey, fish Hamburger Cold meats Tofu Soy products (meat analogs) Eggs	Fried chicken Breaded or fried fish
Fats and oils	Vegetable oil (olive, canola, soybean) Salad dressing Peanut butter Olives Avocado	Butter Margarine
Sweets	Diet drinks and soda	Cakes, cookies brownies, candy, pies