FOOD GROUPS

FOOD
GROUPS

FOOD GROUPS

5 FOOD GROUPS

FOOD PYRAMID LINKS

MY PLATE LINKS

FOOD GROUPS LINKS

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FOOD
GROUPS

The secret to healthy eating is to keep a balanced and varied diet
that includes foods rich in the nutrients needed by your body to
function properly; that is, among others, fruits and vegetables,
meat, cereals and dairy.

Food Groups:
Definition, Benefits
And Types Of Food
https://healthywaymag.com/diet-and-nutrition/food-groups

Food
Groups
https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/food+group

Back to Basics:
All About MyPlate
Food Groups
https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2017/09/26/back-basics-all-about-myplate-food-groups

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5
FOOD
GROUPS

The key to healthy eating is to enjoy a variety of nutritious foods from
each of the 5 food groups.

The five food groups are:

Dairy and/or their alternatives:

the foods in this group are excellent sources of calcium, which is
essential for strong and healthy bones. Not many other foods in our
diet contain as much calcium as these foods.

Fruit:

fruit provides vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre and many phytonutrients
(nutrients naturally present in plants), that help your body stay healthy.

Grain (cereal) foods:

always choose wholegrain and/or high fibre varieties of bread, cereals,
rice, pasta, noodles, etc. Refined grain products (such as cakes or
biscuits) can be high in added sugar, fat and sodium.

Lean meats and poultry,
fish, eggs, tofu, nuts
and seeds and legumes/beans:

our bodies use the protein we eat to make specialised chemicals such as
haemoglobin and adrenalin. Protein also builds, maintains, and repairs
the tissues in our body. Muscles and organs (such as your heart) are
primarily made of protein.

Vegetables and legumes/beans:

vegetables should make up a large part of your daily food intake and
should be encouraged at every meal (including snack times). They provide
vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre and phytonutrients (nutrients naturally
present in plants) to help your body stay healthy.

5 Food Groups
https://healthy-kids.com.au/food-nutrition/5-food-groups/

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FOOD
PYRAMID
LINKS

Fruit Food Group
http://www.foodpyramid.com/myplate/fruit-food-group/

Dairy Food Group
http://www.foodpyramid.com/myplate/dairy-food-group/

Grain Food Group
http://www.foodpyramid.com/myplate/grain-food-group/

Vegetable Food Group
http://www.foodpyramid.com/myplate/vegetable-food-group/

Protein Food Group
http://www.foodpyramid.com/myplate/protein-food-group/

Oils
http://www.foodpyramid.com/myplate/oils/

Empty Calories
http://www.foodpyramid.com/myplate/empty-calories/

Physical Activity
http://www.foodpyramid.com/myplate/physical-activity/

For Kids
http://www.foodpyramid.com/myplate/for-kids/

For Moms
http://www.foodpyramid.com/myplate/for-moms/

For Parents
http://www.foodpyramid.com/myplate/for-parents/

For Adults
http://www.foodpyramid.com/myplate/for-adults/

Popular Food Pyramids:

Asian Diet Pyramid
http://www.foodpyramid.com/food-pyramids/asian-diet-pyramid/

Healthy Eating Pyramid
http://www.foodpyramid.com/food-pyramids/healthy-eating-pyramid/

Latin American Pyramid
http://www.foodpyramid.com/food-pyramids/latin-american-pyramid/

Mediterranean Diet Pyramid
http://www.foodpyramid.com/food-pyramids/mediterranean-diet-pyramid/

Vegan Food Pyramid
http://www.foodpyramid.com/food-pyramids/vegan-food-pyramid/

Vegetarian Food Pyramid
http://www.foodpyramid.com/food-pyramids/vegetarian-food-pyramid/

Food
Pyramid
http://www.foodpyramid.com/

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MY
PLATE
LINKS

Food Groups Overview
http://archive.rhizome.org/artbase/53981/www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/index.html

Fruits
http://archive.rhizome.org/artbase/53981/www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/fruits.html

Vegetables
http://archive.rhizome.org/artbase/53981/www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/vegetables.html

Grains
http://archive.rhizome.org/artbase/53981/www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/grains.html

Protein Foods
http://archive.rhizome.org/artbase/53981/www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/protein-foods.html

Dairy
http://archive.rhizome.org/artbase/53981/www.choosemyplate.gov/food-groups/dairy.html

Food Group Gallery
https://www.myplate.gov/eat-healthy/food-group-gallery

My
Plate
https://www.myplate.gov/

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SECTION 5

FOOD
GROUPS
LINKS

21 Types of
Food and Their
Nutritional Properties
https://www.nutritionadvance.com/types-of-food/

ASK ESDA
https://ask.usda.gov/

Balanced Diet
Definitions & Deficiencies
https://www.embibe.com/exams/balanced-diet/

The Five Food Groups
https://www.eatforhealth.gov.au/food-essentials/five-food-groups

The Five Food Groups
https://www.foodstandards.gov.scot/consumers/healthy-eating/nutrition/the-five-food-groups

The Five Food
Groups and
Nutrition Facts
https://cdn1.sph.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2012/09/ewkm_training_2_session_4_points.pdf

Food Groups
https://www.cdss.ca.gov/agedblinddisabled/res/VPTC2/9%20Food%20Nutrition%20and%20Preparation/Food_Groups.pdf

Healthy Eating
As You Age: Know
Your Food Groups
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/healthy-eating-you-age-know-your-food-groups

What are the 6
major food groups?
https://fromhungertohope.com/what-are-the-6-major-food-groups/

What are the
7 food groups?
https://colors-newyork.com/what-are-the-7-food-groups/

What Are the Basic
Five Food Groups?
https://www.openfit.com/what-are-the-five-food-groups

What are the
six food groups
and examples?
https://theknowledgeburrow.com/what-are-the-six-food-groups-and-examples/

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FOOD
&
KITCHEN
http://www.visualdictionaryonline.com/food-kitchen.php

Food
Facts
https://foodfacts.mercola.com/

Food Safety,
Sanitation,
and Personal Hygiene
https://opentextbc.ca/foodsafety/

WORLD
FOOD
PRIZE
https://www.worldfoodprize.org/

List of
Food
Origins
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_food_origins

World
Resources
Institute
https://www.wri.org/

CROP
INDEX
https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/Indices/index_ab.html

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U S Food and Drug Administration
https://www.fda.gov/default.htm

Food Timeline
http://www.foodtimeline.org/

The Grocer's Encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Grocer%27s_Encyclopedia/

What Eats?
http://www.whateats.com/

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Fermentation in food processing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermentation_in_food_processing

Portal:Agriculture and Agronomy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Agriculture_and_Agronomy

UN WORLD
FOOD
PROGRAM
http://www.wfp.org/

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