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FOOD GROUPS

Food Group Nutrients Benefits Intake Examples

Vitamins, nutrients, Helps lower Half of your plate Carrots,

Vegetables fiber. cholesterol and reduce should be filled tomatoes,
the risk of heart with fruits and onions,
disease and makes vegetables. spinaches,
you feel fuller longer. lettuce, etc.
Source of fiber, Most fruits are Making up one-half Strawberries,
Fruits folate, potassium, naturally low in fat of your plate. cranberries,
vitamin C, etc. and calories watermelon,
banana, etc.
Fiber, B vitamins, Assist in weight One-quarter of Whole oats,
Grains folate, magnesium, management and your plate should Whole wheat,
selenium and iron. reduce the risk of be filled with whole quinoa, Brown
conditions such as grain food. rice, corn, whole-
heart disease and grains breads,
diabetes. etc.
Provide valuable Proteins are the Should make up Limited Fatty cuts
Protein vitamin B, iron, building blocks of the remaining of meat, Lean
foods magnesium, zinc and muscles, bones and quarter of your meat, nuts, seeds
amino acids. blood and are plate. and seafood.
essential to every
system in
the body.
Provide calcium, The benefit dairy Limit consumption Milk, butter,
Dairy potassium and provides are critical of full-fat dairy. yogurt, cheese,
vitamin D. Dairy is for bone health. It´s etc.
also a source of especially critical for choose reduced-
protein. growing children, fat or fat-free
whose bone mass is options.
developing.
They provide They do not raise Fats and oils should Olive, peanut,
Oils antioxidant vitamin E unhealthy be eaten only and canola oils,
Cholesterol. Oils rarely. Most of the Avocados
contain about 120 oils you consume Nuts such as
calories per should be almonds,
tablespoon. polyunsaturated or hazelnuts, and
monounsaturated pecans, etc.