2,000 Calories
Ever wonder what it looks like?
Health Canada recently put together a website called “My Food Guide” that tells you what you are supposed to eat.
So here’s how it works
You enter your gender and your age and it tells you how much of each food group you are supposed to eat.
For me it was:
8 Vegetables and Fruit
8 Grain products
2 Milk and Alternatives
3 Meat and Alternatives
Next you get to pick the food you like…
For Fruits and Veggies I chose:

Asparagus
Broccoli (x2 servings)
Sweet Potato
Sweet Pepper (x2 servings)
Apricots
Apple

For Grains I chose:

Bagel ( 0.5 bagels is a serving)
Oatmeal (3/4 cup is a serving)

For Milk and Alternatives I chose:

Milk
Cheese
Yogurt

For Meat and Alternatives I chose:

eggs
Chicken

Now that hard part…putting these things into meals:
Breakfast: 900 Calories

2 egg omelet with asparagus, avocado. (1 meat, 1 veggie, 2 fruit)
1.5 cup oatmeal (2 grain)
glass of milk (1 Milk)
3 apricots ( 1 fruit)

Lunch: 650 Calories

1 Bagel ( 2 grains)
1 apple (1 fruit)
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