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Diet Nutrition Facts on Popular Foods
Picture of Nutrition
Chart
Just
by looking at the chart below, one can tell that the
foods which are closest to their natural state are naturally
lower in calories than the prepared foods.
You'll
also grab more nutrition when opting for whole grains,
skimmed milk and foods naturally lower in fat. Also
whole milk appears on the surface to sound more nutritious
than skimmed, skimmed milk contains about 350 mg of
calcium compared to about 290 mg of calcium in whole
milk.
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Healthy
Choice?
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The
Selection
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Serving
Size
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Calories
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Sodium
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Fat
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Cantaloupe
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1 cup
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48 calories
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14 mg
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.05 grams
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Bratwurst
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3 oz
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256 calories
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474 mg
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22 grams
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Danish Cheese
Pastry
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1 small
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353 calories
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319 mg
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24.6 grams
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Whole Wheat
Bread
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1 slice
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67 calories
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148 mg
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0.7 grams
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Cream Puff
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1 small
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303 calories
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108 mg
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18.1 grams
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Quiche Lorraine
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1 slice
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600 calories
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653 mg
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48 grams
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Wild Rice
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1/2 cup,
cooked
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83 calories
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2 mg
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0.3 grams
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Black Beans
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1/2 cup,
cooked
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114 calories
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1 mg
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0.5 grams
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Chicken a'la
King
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1 cup
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468 calories
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760 mg
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34.3 grams
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Tofu
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1/4 block
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118 calories
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11 mg
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7.1 grams
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Macaroni
& Cheese
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1 cup
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430 calories
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1,086 mg
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22.2 grams
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Pancake
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1 small
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54 calories
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125 mg
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2.5 grams
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Yams
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1/2 cup
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79 calories
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5 mg
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0.1 grams
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Beef Spareribs
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3 oz, lean
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337 calories
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53 mg
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11.2 grams
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Coconut Cream
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1/4 cup
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142 calories
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37 mg
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13.1 grams
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Sunflower
Seeds
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1 oz
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162 calories
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0.9 mg
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14.1 grams
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