National Nutrition and HIV/AIDS Guidelines for Service Providers of ...

Food group
Recommen
-ded No.of
servings
per day
Serving size(1 serving)
Examples of foods
Rich in
Meat, fish
and
alternatives
2 to 3
30g cooked lean meat
(approx. size of palm),
poultry or fish
1 small drumstick
½ cup of cooked dry beans,
or baked beans,
1 egg
1/3 cup nuts
Beef, chicken, fish, pork,
lamb, liver, kidney, eggs,
beans, ditloo, letlhodi
(lentils), peanuts,
manoko (groundnuts),
peanut butter
Proteins, iron,
niacin
(vitamin B3),
thiamine
(vitamin B1)
Milk and
dairy
products
2 to 3
1 cup or 200ml glass of
milk
1 small tub of yoghurt
(150g)
30g/matchbox size of
cheese
Milk, cheese, yoghurt,
madila (sour milk)
Calcium,
vitamin A, D,
E & K,
phosphorus,
proteins
Fatty and
Sugary
foods
Small
amounts
and not
often
1 teaspoon oil/fat
1 teaspoon sugar
Margarine, butter,
animal/vegetable fats or
oil, pie, sugar, biscuits,
cake, chocolates, fizzy
drinks
Energy
2.3.1 Cereal, breads, rice and pasta (starchy foods) group.
This food group, sometimes referred to as 'starchy carbohydrates', should provide most of the food
intake. Aim to include at least one food from this group at each meal. It is recommended to eat 6 to 11
servings per day. A serving is approximately 1 slice of bread, 1/2 cup of cooked cereal, 1 medium sized
potato. The number of servings1 needed depends on the physiological stage (e.g. pregnancy), physical
activity and body size. The lower number of servings from each group provides the right amount of food
energy for sedentary (not physically active) women and older adults. The middle range is appropriate
for children, teenage girls, active women and sedentary men. The upper range meets the needs of
teenage boys, active men and very active women.
In general people should be encouraged to:
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Base their meals around foods from this group
Eat more whole grain or whole-meal breads, pastas and cereals to increase the amount
of fibre in the diet.
Use minimal amounts of fat, if any, in preparing foods from this group to reduce the
proportion of fat in the diet.
Select more foods from this group because starchy foods are rich in energy.
Eat 6-11 servings of starchy foods a day.
2.3.2 Vegetables
Vegetables are rich in micronutrients such as vitamin A, C, folate, magnesium, and potassium. They also
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