Plant's unit of reproduction, a ripened ovule.
All foods made from meat, poultry, seafood, beans and peas, eggs, processed soy products, nuts, and seeds are considered part of the Protein Foods Group (formerly Meat and Beans group). In general, 1 ounce of meat, poultry or fish, ¼ cup cooked beans, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, or ½ ounce of nuts or seeds can be considered as 1 ounce-equivalent from the Protein Foods Group. 1 tablespoon of seeds is about ½ ounce. Examples of edible seeds include Sesame seeds, Chia seeds, Flax seeds, Hemp seeds and Sunflower seeds. Beans are large seeds of Legume plants, Cereals (Grains) are processed seeds. Nuts are one-seeded fruits that are not distinguishable from their seeds (acorn, chestnut, hazelnut, beech, filbert) or large seeds that are treated as nuts in culinary (peanuts, cashews, coconuts, litchi, pistachio, almond, walnut).
All foods made from meat, poultry, seafood, beans and peas, eggs, processed soy products, nuts, and seeds are considered part of the Protein Foods Group (formerly Meat and Beans group). In general, 1 ounce of meat, poultry or fish, ¼ cup cooked beans, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, or ½ ounce of nuts or seeds can be considered as 1 ounce-equivalent from the Protein Foods Group. 1 tablespoon of seeds is about ½ ounce. Examples of edible seeds include Sesame seeds, Chia seeds, Flax seeds, Hemp seeds and Sunflower seeds. Beans are large seeds of Legume plants, Cereals (Grains) are processed seeds. Nuts are one-seeded fruits that are not distinguishable from their seeds (acorn, chestnut, hazelnut, beech, filbert) or large seeds that are treated as nuts in culinary (peanuts, cashews, coconuts, litchi, pistachio, almond, walnut).
