The document discusses the 5 food groups which are the building blocks of a healthy diet. The 5 food groups are: 1) vegetables and beans, 2) fruits, 3) grain foods mostly whole grains, 4) lean meats, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts and seeds, and 5) milk, yogurt and cheese. Each food group provides different important nutrients and people should aim to get servings from each group daily for a balanced diet and health.

1. The 5 Food Groups
Food Choice and Health

2. Introduction
• The key to eating well is to enjoy a variety of foods from each of the Five Food
Groups.
• Foods are grouped together because they provide similar amounts of the key
nutrients of that food group. For Example the milk, yogurt, cheese food group
include calcium and protein, while the fruit group is a good source of vitamins,
especially vitamin C.

3. The 5 Food Groups
1. Vegetables and beans.
2. Fruit.
3. Grain foods, mostly wholegrain.
4. Lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, nuts and seeds
5. Milk, yoghurt cheese.
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4. 1. Vegetables and beans.
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5. The vegetables and beans group?
• Vegetables come from many
different parts of the plant,
including the leaves, roots, tubers,
flowers, stems, seeds and shoots.
• Legumes are the seeds of the plant
and are eaten in their as green peas
and beans, and the mature form as
dried peas, beans, lentils and
chickpeas.
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6. Dark green
 Broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbages, cauliflower.
 Lettuce, spinach, snow peas
Root vegetables
 Potato, sweet potato, carrots, beetroot, onions, garlic, bamboo shoots, turnip.
Legumes/beans
 Red kidney beans, soybeans, lima beans,chickpeas, lentils, split peas.
Other vegetables
 Tomato, celery, sprouts, squash, avocado, mushrooms, cucumber, pumpkin, green peas, green beans

7. Take a look at this photo. This is the
recommended amount of fruits and
vegetables most people should eat daily.
Adults should eat anywhere from 5 to 13
servings of fruits and vegetables per
day.

9. 2. Fruit
Examples
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10. 3. Grain foods
Any food made from:
• wheat,
• rice,
• oats,
• cornmeal,
• barley or another cereal grain is a grain
product.
Bread, pasta, oatmeal, breakfast cereals,
tortillas are examples of grain products.

11. 4. Lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, nuts and seeds
Lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs,
tofu, nuts and seeds and beans.
This group of foods is rich in protein and is
also a good source of other nutrients,
such as iron, zinc,and vitamins
Fish, especially oily fish, can be a good
source of omega-3 fatty acids which is very
good for your heart.

12. 5. Milk, yoghurt cheese.
Milk and foods made from milk are the
best sources of the mineral calcium.
They also provide us with vitamin A.
The foods in this group are important
because all of the nutrients work
together to keep our bones strong and
healthy.

14. Exercise
Create a meal using the Healthy eating Plate and the 5 food groups
As your guide.
Type the meal up using Microsoft Word, include pictures.