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What foods are included in the milk, yogurt, and cheese (milk)
group?
Credit: All pictures have been adapted from the “Milk Food Gallery” accessible from:
http://www.mypyramid.gov/pyramid/milk.html#Funded in part by USDA’s Food Stamp Program and Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP).
The Food Stamp Program provides nutrition assistance to people with low income. It can help you buy nutritious foods for a better diet. To find out more, contact your local Food Stamp office or call 1-800-430-3244.
University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension educational program abides with the non-discrimination policies of the University of Nebraska and the United States Department of Agriculture
Milk — 8 fluid ounce carton
Milk Group: counts as 1 cup milk
Yogurt — 8 fluid ounce carton
Milk Group: counts as 1 cup milk
Cheddar Cheese — 1/3 cup shredded
Milk Group: counts as 1 cup milk
Swiss Cheese — 2 slices, ¾ ounce eachTotal = 1 ½ ounces
Milk Group: counts as 1 cup milk
Chocolate Pudding (made with milk) — 1/2 cup
Milk Group: counts as ½ cup milk
Frozen Yogurt — 1 small serving (1/2 cup)
Milk Group: counts as ½ cup milk
What counts as 1 cup from the milk group?
1 cup of milk
1 cup of yogurt
1½ ounces of natural cheese
2 ounces of processed cheese
Milk8 fluid ounces (1 cup) = 1 cup from the Milk Group
ALL FLUID MILKfat-free (skim)low fat (1%)
reduced fat (2%)whole milk
FLAVORED MILKSchocolatestrawberry
lactose reduced milkslactose free milks
CheeseHARD NATURAL CHEESES
1 ½ ounces = 1 cup from the Milk Group
Cheddar
mozzarellaSwiss
parmesan
PROCESSED CHEESES2 ounces = 1 cup from the Milk Group
American
CheeseSOFT CHEESES
ricotta ½ cup = 1 cup from the Milk Group
cottage cheese 2 cups = 1 cup from the Milk Group
Yogurt8 fluid ounces = 1 cup from the Milk Group
ALL YOGURT
fat-freelow fat
reduced fatwhole milk yogurt
Milk-based Desserts
puddings made with milk1 cup = 1 cup from the Milk Group
frozen yogurt1 cup = 1 cup from the Milk Group
ice cream1 ½ cups = 1 cup from the Milk Group