{| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" |+ '''USDA Food Pyramid''' |Food Group |Grains |Vegetables |Fruits |Milk |Meat & Beans |- !style="background:#C0C0FF"|10 year-old Male !style="background:#C0C0FF"|7 oz !style="background:#C0C0FF"|3 cups !style="background:#C0C0FF"|2 cups !style="background:#C0C0FF"|3 cups !style="background:#C0C0FF"|6 ounces |- !style="background:#FFC0C0"|10 year-old Female !style="background:#FFC0C0"|6 oz !style="background:#FFC0C0"|2.5 cups !style="background:#FFC0C0"|2 cups !style="background:#FFC0C0"|3 cups !style="background:#FFC0C0"|5.5 ounces |- !style="background:#C0C0FF"|11 year-old Male !style="background:#C0C0FF"|7 oz !style="background:#C0C0FF"|3 cups !style="background:#C0C0FF"|2 cups !style="background:#C0C0FF"|3 cups !style="background:#C0C0FF"|6 ounces |- !style="background:#FFC0C0"|11 year-old Female !style="background:#FFC0C0"|6 oz !style="background:#FFC0C0"|2.5 cups !style="background:#FFC0C0"|2 cups !style="background:#FFC0C0"|3 cups !style="background:#FFC0C0"|5.5 ounces |- !style="background:#C0C0FF"|12 year-old Male !style="background:#C0C0FF"|8 oz !style="background:#C0C0FF"|3 cups !style="background:#C0C0FF"|2 cups !style="background:#C0C0FF"|3 cups !style="background:#C0C0FF"|6.5 ounces |- !style="background:#FFC0C0"|12 year-old Female !style="background:#FFC0C0"|7 oz !style="background:#FFC0C0"|3 cups !style="background:#FFC0C0"|2 cups !style="background:#FFC0C0"|3 cups !style="background:#FFC0C0"|6 ounces |- !style="background:#C0C0FF"|13 year-old Male !style="background:#C0C0FF"|9 oz !style="background:#C0C0FF"|3.5 cups !style="background:#C0C0FF"|2 cups !style="background:#C0C0FF"|3 cups !style="background:#C0C0FF"|6.5 ounces |- !style="background:#FFC0C0"|13 year-old Female !style="background:#FFC0C0"|7 oz !style="background:#FFC0C0"|3 cups !style="background:#FFC0C0"|2 cups !style="background:#FFC0C0"|3 cups !style="background:#FFC0C0"|6 ounces |- !style="background:#C0C0FF"|14 year-old Male !style="background:#C0C0FF"|10 oz !style="background:#C0C0FF"|3.5 cups !style="background:#C0C0FF"|2.5 cups !style="background:#C0C0FF"|3 cups !style="background:#C0C0FF"|7 ounces |- !style="background:#FFC0C0"|14 year-old Female !style="background:#FFC0C0"|8 oz !style="background:#FFC0C0"|3 cups !style="background:#FFC0C0"|2 cups !style="background:#FFC0C0"|3 cups !style="background:#FFC0C0"|6.5 ounces |- !style="background:#C0C0FF"|15 year-old Male !style="background:#C0C0FF"|10 oz !style="background:#C0C0FF"|5 cups !style="background:#C0C0FF"|2.5 cups !style="background:#C0C0FF"|3 cups !style="background:#C0C0FF"|7 ounces |- !style="background:#FFC0C0"|15 year-old Female !style="background:#FFC0C0"|8 oz !style="background:#FFC0C0"|3 cups !style="background:#FFC0C0"|2 cups !style="background:#FFC0C0"|3 cups !style="background:#FFC0C0"|6.5 ounces |}