What are the 5 healthy eating groups?

The five food groups are:

• vegetables and legumes or beans.
• fruit.
• lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds, legumes or beans.
• grain (cereal) foods, mostly wholegrain or high cereal fibre varieties.
• milk, yoghurt, cheese or alternatives, mostly reduced fat.

What food groups will keep you healthy?

Five major food groups

• vegetables and legumes or beans.
• fruit.
• lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, nuts and seeds, legumes or beans.
• grain (cereal) foods, mostly wholegrain or high cereal fibre varieties.
• milk, yoghurt, cheese or alternatives, mostly reduced fat.

What are the 4 healthy food groups?

The four food groups

• plenty of vegetables and fruit.
• grain foods, mostly whole grain and those naturally high in fibre.
• some milk and milk products, mostly low- and reduced-fat.
• some legumes, nuts, seeds, fish and other seafood, eggs or poultry, or red meat with the fat removed.

What are the food groups 2020?

As the MyPlate icon shows, the five food groups are Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein Foods, and Dairy. The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans emphasizes the importance of an overall healthy eating pattern with all five groups as key building blocks, plus oils.

What are 6 main foods?

The 6 Major Food Groups

• Whole grains and starchy vegetables.
• Fruits and non-starchy vegetables.
• Dairy and non-dairy alternatives.
• Fish, poultry, meat, eggs and alternatives.
• Heart-healthy oils.
• Elective or Discretionary Calories.

Why are food groups important in a healthy diet?

A healthy and balanced diet also contains a variety of foods from within each food group, since each food offers different macronutrients (the energy providing nutrients, namely carbohydrates, proteins, and fats) and micronutrients (vitamins and minerals).

How are the employees at Group Health Cooperative?

Each employee at Group Health Cooperative conducts themselves with the utmost regard for servicing the customer. As an employer or a group participant, everyone is afforded exceptional personal care and attention during any point of contact.

Which is the healthiest food group to eat?

•Basic nutrients from the grains category are carbohydrate, fiber, and some vitamins and minerals. •In the grains group, the healthiest choices are whole grains, the less processed the better. Whole grains contain fiber, vitamins, and minerals; the refining process strips away many of these beneficial nutrients.

What foods are in more than one Food Group?

Combination foods contain foods from more than one food group (e.g., a brown rice and bean burrito with low-fat cheese: the tortilla and brown rice are in the grains group; the beans are in the meat, fish, and beans group; and the low-fat cheese is in the milk group).