Quite simple, really. On the back of most food items, you will find something called "Nutrition Facts". Lets say you have a bag of Pretzels, and You look on the back and it says: "Suggested serving: 47 pretzels" and then , right below it, it would say: "Servings per Container: 897". That means that there are (897*47) 42, 129 pretzels in the bag....now where can you get a bag of 42,129 pretzels?
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10 servings.
I would call that about 54 servings.
If you define a serving as 8 fluid ounces, then 6.34.
In the US, canned goods are sold by weight. However, under the Nutrition Label, serving size and approximate servings per container are provided.
Carbohydates. You need 7 to 11 servings per day.
8. Eight servings per pound
16 8-ounce servings per gallon. (1 gallon is 128 fl oz.)
You should have 6-11 servings of grain everyday.
There are aproximately 12 servings per pound of dried pinto beans (at 1/2 cup servings cooked). So- in a 50lb bag, there would be 600 servings.
Grains - 6 - 11 servings per dayVegetables - 3-5 servings per dayFruits - 2-4 servings per dayDairy - 3 cups per dayMeats - 2 - 3 ounces (3-5 servings) per dayOils - 1 serving per dayNote that these guildlines are for an adult. Also the pyramid is very deceptive in the fact that you could follow these guildlines yet still have a very unhealthy diet.
2-3 servings