Common foods can be used very differently all around the world.
Many cultural dishes are made of foods that are common to many different cultures and are prepared many different ways around the world. For example cauliflower may be raw or stir-fried, or used in curry or milk-based recipes.
| COMMUNITY | FOODS | EQUIVALENT FOOD GUIDE SERVINGS | |||
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Vegetables & Fruit |
Grain Products |
Milk & Alternatives |
Meat & Alternatives |
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FIRST NATIONS FOODS |
Bannock (1 medium, 35 g) |
1 | |||
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Salmon—canned with bones (2.5 oz. or 75 g) |
1/2 | ||||
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Herring eggs on giant kelp (3 oz. or 90 g) |
1/2 | ||||
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Bear, Beaver, Deer, (2.5 oz or 75 g) |
1 | ||||
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Meat or Fish (1.5 oz or 35 g) |
1 | ||||
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CHINESE FOODS |
Soy beverage—fortified | 1 | |||
| Soy beverage—unfortified | 1/2 | ||||
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LATIN AMERICAN FOODS |
Dates (3 medium or 1 large) |
1 | |||
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Figs (2 medium) |
1 | ||||
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Tortilla (1/2 piece or 35 g) |
1 | 1 | |||
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Flan 1/2 cup or 125 mL) |
1/2 | ||||
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Horchata (made with milk) (1/2 cup or 125 mL) |
1/2 | ||||
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Pig’s feet (2.5 oz. or 75 g) |
1 | ||||
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Liver, Heart, Tripe (2.5 oz. or 75 g) |
1 | ||||
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SOUTH ASIAN FOODS |
Chapati, Roti (1 medium, 35 g) |
1 | |||
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Naan (1/4, 35 g) |
1 | ||||
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Phirni, Kheer (1/2 cup or 125 mL) |
1/2 | ||||
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Paneer (1.5 oz. or 50 g) |
1 | ||||
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SOUTHEAST ASIAN FOODS |
Cassava, Taro Root (1/2 cup or 125 mL) |
1 | |||
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Leche flan (1/2 cup or 125 mL) |
1/2 | ||||
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Halo halo (1/2 cup or 125 mL) |
1/2 | ||||
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Dried fish (1.5 oz. or 35 g) |
1 | ||||