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Food and Nutrition
My Plate Information
My Plate has how many groups? | 5 |
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Protein can be a part of your daily diet by eating | Beef, fish, chicken, beans, and pork. |
One serving of dairy would be | 1 cup, or 8oz. Of 2% milk. |
A serving of protein is about the size of | A deck of cards. |
You should eat a wide variety of | Colorful vegetables such as dark leafy greens, orange vegetables, and red vegetables. |
You should make half your grains | whole grains. |
The USDA recommends that half of your plate be filled with | Fruits and vegetables. |
The red section on my plate should be filled with fruits such as | Strawberries, blueberries, bananas, raspberries, oranges, or melons, to name a few. |
Other dairy products server could be | Low-fat cottage cheese, yogurt, or low-fat cheese. |
Children and teens should meet dairy requirements because During this time in their life | Bone mass is developing. |
A healthy substitution for 1 cup of yogurt is | 1 cup of low fat yogurt.A |
A healthy substitution for ground beef that is 70% beef and 30% fat would be | Ground beef that is 90% beef and 10% fat. |
Calcium helps build | Bones and teeth in children and teens. |
1% milk or fat free have the same amount of | essential nutrients as whole milk, but less calories and saturated fat. |
Drink water instead of | sugary drinks. |
Avoid fast food as much as possible, and never | "super-size" your order when eating out. |
Balance the number of | calories you eat. |
When eating out, share a dish, or | take home half of your meal for the following day. |
Look out for added sodium (salt) | in foods that you buy. |
Use fruit for | snacks,salads, or desserts. |
Keep raw,cut-up vegetables for | handy quick snacks. |
Choose whole or cut-up fruits | more than fruit juices. |
Grilling, broiling, or roasting meats | do not add extra fats. |
Choose 100% whole-grain | cereals, breads, crackers, rice, and pasta. |