A.1 If you answered five, you're getting warmed up for success. Q.2 Name the food groups and the number of servings recommended from each group. C hoosing the lower end of the range for servings of each food group, along with modest amounts of fat and sweets, provides about 1,600 calories, which is about right for many older women. Older men should shoot for nine grain servings, four vegetable servings, three fruit servings and two each from the milk and meat groups. A.3 Grains provide complex carbohydrates, which are an important source of energy and gram for gram, have less than half the calories of fat.
Grains also provide vitamins, minerals and fiber.
A.4 Not really, when you consider a small bowl of cereal and one slice of toast for breakfast equals two servings. A sandwich with two slices of bread for lunch would equal two more servings. A snack of three or four small crackers adds yet another serving. So now you've had seven. A.5 Fiber helps keep your system regular and may prevent disease.