Dietary Guidelines

The following are the dietary guidelines for the SNAP Snacking Experiment. The information is taken from the dietary guidelines published by the United States Department of Agriculture Center for Food Policy and Promotion.

According to the USDA the average sedentary male in my age group (31-35) should consume 2,400 calories per day¹. Further, the USDA publishes adaptations for certain diets. The daily food intake recommendations for the lacto-ovo vegetarian diet, my own dietary practice², are listed below³.

Fruits: 2 cups.
Vegetables: 2.5 cups
Grains: 8 oz
Protein Foods: 6.5 oz
Dairy: 3 cups
Oils: 22 g






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1. Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, D.C.: December 2010), 78.

2. I'm actually a "soft-vegetarian" which I define as generally following the traditional lacto-ovo vegetarian diet but with certain social caveats. I will not, for instance, refuse a host's offering of meat products at meal.

3. Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010, U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Washington, D.C.: December 2010), 81.