We propose a method to determine the number of servings (SV) for the Japanese Food Guide Spinning Top (J-FGST), which is based on the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for Japanese 2005, because a new version of DRIs was announced in 2009. A dish-based database for the dietary intake by a free-living population aged 18-69 years of age was used to calculate reference values for energy and nutrients in one serving of five dish categories according to the definitions of J-FGST. To ensure an intake of energy and selected nutrients appropriate to the new DRIs 2010, we assumed a ratio of energy percent from grain of 45.0-50.0%, protein energy percent of 14.0%, calcium ranging from 500 to 750 mg, SVs for vegetable dishes of 5-7, and energy from other food categories, except for the five dish categories, ranging from 30 to 50 kcal. We then simulated combinations of SVs for five categories covering a range of total energy from 1,200 to 3,200 kcal in 200-kcal steps. The results show a set of SVs that are similar to the present J-FGST, while SVs for meat and fish dishes are slightly more and SVs for grain dishes are slightly less. We propose that our new set of SVs for J-FGST fit more appropriately with the new DRIs 2010 and cover a wide range of energy intake for better application to various subjects