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 Food Serving size Total fat Cholesterol
Milk, 2% fat, fluid or reconstituted 1 cup 4.5 20
Milk, skim, fluid or reconstituted 1 cup 0 5
Yogurt, fat-free,
fruited²
8 ounces 0 5
Yogurt, low-fat, fruited² 8 ounces 2.5 10
Cheerios² 1 cup 2 0
Ready-to-eat cereals 2 1/2 ounces 0-6 0
Granola cereals² 2 ounces 3.5 0
Angel food cake² 1/12 cake 0 0
Ice cream, regular,
approximately 11% fat
1 cup 15 60
Cheddar cheese 1 ounce 9 30
Butter 1 tablespoon 12 30
Margarine 1 tablespoon 12 0
Chicken, light meat,
no skin
3 ounces, baked 4 70
Ground beef 3 ounces, cooked 19 75
Tuna light, oil pack, drained 3 ounces, canned 7 15
Tuna light, water pack, drained 3 ounces, canned 0.5 25
Shrimp 3 ounces, canned 1.5 150
Egg, large 1 egg 5 210

¹Source: Nutrient calculations were performed using the Nutrition Data System software, developed by the Nutrition Coordinating Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Food Database version 31, released 12/21/00; Nutrient Database version 31, released 12/21/00.

²Information added by General Mills, Inc.

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