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Serving Size 1 cup (2289)
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1 cup cooked broccoli
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1/2 cup cooked carrots or 1 raw carrot
1 medium baked sweet potato
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1 cup fortified low-fat milk
1 cup low fat milk
1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese
3.5 oz. canned salmon
1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
1/2 cup ice milk
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1 medium banana
3/5 oz. broiled halibut
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