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Almonds, slivered. 1 tablespoon
Almonds, whole. 1
American cheese, 1 inch cube
American cheese, grated. 1 tablespoon
Apple juice. 1 cup
Apple. 1 medium
Applesauce, sweetened. 1 cup
Applesauce, unsweetened. 1 cup
Apricots. 3 medium
Asparagus. 6 canned spears
Avocado. Half
Bacon. 2 slices
Banana
Beans, green. 1 cup
Beans, lima. 1 cup
Beans, red kidney. ½ cup
Beef, sirloin, lean. 2 oz.
Bread, rye. 1 slice
Bread, white. 1 slice
Bread, whole wheat. 1 slice
Butter (or margarine). 1 tablespoon
Carrot. 1 whole
Cashew nuts, roasted. 1 cup (70 per cup)
Caviar, granular. 1 oz.
Celery, diced. 1 cup
Cheese, blue. 1 oz.
Cheese, Camembert. 1 oz.
Cheese, cheddar, grated. 1 tablespoon
Cheese, cottage from skim milk. 1 cup
Cheese, cream. 1 oz.
Cherries, fresh. 1 cup
Chicken, 1 breast, broiled. 3 oz.
Chicken, dark meat. 3 oz.
Condensed milk, sweetened. ¼ cup
Cookies, chocolate chip. 1
Corn, cooked. 5-inch ear.
Crabmeat, canned. 3 oz.
Crackers, graham. 4 small
Crackers, butter. 1 round
Cream, heavy, whipping. 1 tablespoon
Cucumbers. 1 raw
Dates, pitted. 1 cup
Eggs. 1 large
Flour. all purpose. 1 cup
Gelatin dessert. plain. 1 cup
Grapefruit. half
Grapefruit juice, fresh. 1 cup
Grapefruit, canned, sweetened. 1 cup
Grapes, seedless white. 1 cup
Green pepper. 1 large
Ham, lean. 3 oz.
Hamburger, lean. 3 oz.
Honey. 1 tablespoon
Ice cream, vanilla. 1 cup
Lemon. 1 medium
Lemon, juice, fresh. 1 tablespoon
Lettuce. iceberg. 1 medium head
Lobster. 1 pound
Maple syrup. 1 tablespoon
Milk, whole. 1 cup
Milk, skim. 1 cup
Mushrooms, canned. 1 cup
Mushrooms, raw. 1
Oatmeal cooked. 1 cup
Olives, green. 3 large
Orange juice, fresh. 1 cup
Orange. 1 medium
Peach. 1 medium
Peanut butter. 1 tablespoon
Peanuts, roasted. 1 cup
Pear. 1 medium
Pecans. 1 cup
Pineapple, fresh, diced. 1 cup
Pineapple, canned, crushed with syrup. 1 cup
Pork chop. 3½ oz.
Potato. 1 medium
Potato. mashed with butter
Raisins. 1 cup
Rice, brown, cooked. 1 cup
Rice, white, cooked. 1 cup
Roast beef, lean. 3 oz.
Shrimp. 1 oz.
Sour cream. 2 tablespoons
Spinach, cooked. 1 cup
Strawberries. 1 cup
Sugar. 1 tablespoon
Tomato. 1 large
Tuna. 3 oz.

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8
70
30
120
70
230
100
55
20
160
95
85
25
180
290
115
55
60
55
100
20
760
74
15
105
85
30
240
105
80
185
80
245
50
70
85
55
15
55
30
490
75
400
140
55
95
130
94
25
245
185
66
290
20
4
60
107
36
160
90
40
10
130
15
112
60
35
05
840
100
740
75
195
260
90
185
460
200
200
140
25
61
40
55
51
50
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