Top Food Groups AND BENEFITS

Hello there today we are going to learn all about food groups and my plate food groups that sound like a collection of nutritious foods which means they do the same things with your body there are five food groups vegetable fruits and dairy products let's take a look at each group fruit includes things like apples oranges and many other types of vegetable fruit group will contain plants that provide many of the essential nutrients in your body vegetables can be any part of the fruit. edible vegetable leaves such as lettuce stems as watery vegetable roots such as carrot roots such as potato chips and onions and flowers like broccoli you did not know broccoli is a flower food from a group of seeds made from seeds that start as plants like what. you see here these are crops like wheat rice and corn the seeds from the plant can be eaten or digested into flowers which we can use to bake food like bread bagels or pasta even grains made from oats or wheat are part of this group and different seafood you can also find vegetable proteins in the form of bean nuts and Tofu dairy is the last food group where something made from cow's milk or other dairy products such as soy milk or almond milk counts as milk foods such as yoghurt cheese cheese and butter is part of this group of ice cream in this group but Can you guess which cone the food group is from if you guess the grain is right so let's take a moment to test your knowledge spend a few seconds u think about which foods these foods belong to oatmeal. If you guess the grains of the food group you are right about the cheese sticks cheese is part of the dairy group so if you guess what a good job with peanut butter remember the nutritious protein based on plants so peanut butter is part of a protein diet. group what about orange juice yes maybe guess the fruit food group as fruit oranges are fruit but note this counts as part of a food group when made with 100 fruit juices most juices say about sweet treats. The sweets-like treat does not fit into any food group because they are high in sugar and in the end you can be with this cheeseburger you can guess the protein group as most of us think of it as a burger, and you are right to be part of a protein diet, but food can have components from different food groups of cereals and cheese is part of the dairy group you can add lettuce and tomatoes to the vegetable group it is important to eat. food from all these groups because they all provide essential nutrients for our growth and health we not only want to have all these food groups, but we want to have them in the right proportions to help us see the right parts let's look at something called my plate is like a puzzle we can combine different food groups complete a meal full with the right balance of food and the right combination of these foods will help us to be healthy looking at my plate for a moment what you realize not all food groups are intended to be eaten at the same price you will see here that part of your plate should be fruits and vegetables here are some tips try eat fruits of all colors your whole and less fruit juice has less fiber and more calories compared to whole fruit aim to eat a variety of vegetables and try to get more vegetarian vegetables as hot as leafy vegetables broccoli and starchy peppers. Vegetables such as potatoes and corn half of your grain should be grains that you can see are grains by looking at the package and the nutritional facts label or by baking yourself with wheat flour or meal. 

Whole grain flour refined like white bread and white rice are less nutritious such as fiber iron and protein. The purpose of milk with skim products or one percent like milk and yoghurt using my plate as an example of how your plate should look for lunch and dinner will help you build a diet that will keep you strong to help you grow and stay healthy.