Healthy Eating
Healthy Eating
Healthy Eating
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Vegetables<br />
Fruits<br />
Do all foods have the same nutrients<br />
No. Different foods have different nutrients. Your body needs many different nutrients to be<br />
healthy. You can get all of these by having a varied diet. This means eating foods from all<br />
five (5) major food groups. Foods in a group have similar nutrients and help your body in the<br />
same ways.<br />
What are the 5 different food groups<br />
The five main groups are vegetables, fruits, grains, meats and beans, and milk.<br />
What foods are in these groups How are they important to your<br />
body<br />
broccoli<br />
bok choy<br />
cauliflower<br />
corn<br />
peas green and wax<br />
beans<br />
lettuce<br />
spinach<br />
watercress<br />
collard greens<br />
turnip greens<br />
asparagus<br />
cucumber<br />
beet<br />
eggplant<br />
mushroom<br />
celery<br />
apple<br />
orange<br />
tangerine<br />
lemon<br />
lime<br />
grapefruit<br />
banana<br />
pear<br />
grape<br />
kiwi<br />
papaya<br />
strawberry<br />
blueberry<br />
raspberry<br />
carrot<br />
red and green pepper<br />
tomato<br />
white and sweet<br />
potatoes<br />
pumpkin<br />
winter squash kale<br />
zucchini<br />
yellow squash<br />
dry beans and peas<br />
tofu<br />
artichoke<br />
cabbage<br />
brussel sprout<br />
onion<br />
bean sprout<br />
100% vegetable juice<br />
watermelon<br />
cantaloupe<br />
honeydew<br />
cherry<br />
peach<br />
nectarine<br />
apricot<br />
plum pineapple<br />
mango<br />
avocado<br />
dried fruit (raisin,<br />
prune, apricot,<br />
peach)<br />
100% fruit juice<br />
fiber<br />
carbohydrates<br />
vitamins<br />
A, E, C, & folate<br />
minerals<br />
potassium<br />
water<br />
Vegetables & Fruits<br />
good for your heart<br />
protects your bones<br />
lowers risk of getting<br />
diabetes and some<br />
types of cancer<br />
fiber (whole or<br />
sliced fruit)<br />
carbohydrates<br />
vitamins<br />
C & folate<br />
minerals<br />
potassium<br />
water<br />
<strong>Healthy</strong> <strong>Eating</strong> [Reading Level: intermediate, abbreviated] Page 2 of 6<br />
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