Sample medically tailored grocery (MTG) cart for a household size of 2
MTG category | Sample MTG products* | MTG points |
Three whole grains (eg, brown rice, quinoa, couscous, whole wheat pasta, corn tortilla, oatmeal) | 1 Brown rice | 4 |
Three whole grains (eg, brown rice, quinoa, couscous, whole wheat pasta, corn tortilla, oatmeal) | 1 Oatmeal | 3 |
Three whole grains (eg, brown rice, quinoa, couscous, whole wheat pasta, corn tortilla, oatmeal) | 1 Oatmeal | 3 |
Three beans or legumes (canned or bagged) | 1 Can pinto beans | 4 |
Three beans or legumes (canned or bagged) | 1 Can lentils | 8 |
Three beans or legumes (canned or bagged) | 1 Can red kidney beans | 4 |
Four canned or frozen vegetable (eg, no salt added green bean, corn, peas, mixed veg, collard greens, diced tomatoes) | 1 Can corn | 3 |
Four canned or frozen vegetable (eg, no salt added green bean, corn, peas, mixed veg, collard greens, diced tomatoes) | 1 Can mixed vegetables | 3 |
Four canned or frozen vegetables (eg, no salt added green bean, corn, peas, mixed veg, collard greens, diced tomatoes) | 1 Can peas | 4 |
Four canned or frozen vegetables (eg, no salt added green bean, corn, peas, mixed veg, collard greens, diced tomatoes) | 1 Frozen broccoli | 3 |
Four canned or frozen fruits (eg, no sugar added pears, peaches, applesauce, pineapple, mixed) | 1 Can pear | 4 |
Four canned or frozen fruits (eg, no sugar added pears, peaches, applesauce, pineapple, mixed) | 1 Can peaches | 4 |
Four canned or frozen fruits (eg, no sugar added pears, peaches, applesauce, pineapple, mixed) | 1 Can peaches | 4 |
Four canned or frozen fruits (eg, no sugar added pears, peaches, applesauce, pineapple, mixed) | 1 Can mixed fruit | 4 |
Two fresh vegetables | 1 one lb. bag of carrots | 4 |
Two fresh vegetables | 1 one lb. bag of onions | 4 |
Two fresh fruits | 1 one lb. bag of apples | 8 |
Two fresh fruits | 1 Cantaloupe | 8 |
Nuts or seeds | 1 two lb. bag of almonds | 8 |
Canned lean proteins (eg, chicken, fish, salmon) | 1 Can salmon (3–5 servings) | 4 |
Canned lean proteins (eg, chicken, fish, salmon) | 1 5 lb. bag frozen chicken thighs | 15 |
Eggs or eggbeaters | 1 Eggbeaters (8–9 servings) | 4 |
Total points MTG | 110 | |
Total points allocated | 210 | |
Percentage MTG | 52% |