What are the six food groups and examples?

What are the six food groups and examples?

There are six categories in the Food Pyramid: the bread, cereal, rice, and pasta group (grains), the fruit group, the vegetable group, the meat, poultry, fish, dry beans, eggs, and nuts group (protein), the milk, yogurt, and cheese group (dairy), and the fats, oils, and sweets group.

What are the six classifications of food?

There are six main groups of essential micronutrients and macronutrients.

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What are the three major food groups?

The basic food groups are:

• breads, cereals, rice, pasta, noodles and other grains.
• vegetables and legumes.
• fruit.
• milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives.
• lean meat, fish, poultry, eggs, nuts and legumes.

What are the important food groups?

A balanced diet is made up of foods from the five food groups: starchy carbohydrates, fruits and vegetables, protein, dairy and healthy fats. Each provides the range of vitamins and minerals our bodies need to function efficiently.

What are the classifications of food?

Food Classification

• Vegetables and legumes.
• Fruits.
• Dairy and alternatives.
• Meat and alternatives.
• Grains and cereals.

Which is the best example of a food group?

•Choose foods that list a whole grain as the first ingredient. Examples of whole grains include whole wheat bread, oatmeal, whole-grain crackers and breakfast cereals, whole wheat pasta, and other whole grains such as barley, brown rice, and plain popcorn. •Look at the % Daily Value (% DV) for fiber on the Nutrition Facts label.

What foods are in the whole grain group?

Food group. Types of foods. Grains. Whole grains: brown rice, buckwheat, bulgur (cracked wheat), oatmeal, popcorn b, whole grain barley, whole grain cornmeal, whole rye, whole wheat bread, whole wheat crackers, whole wheat pasta, whole wheat cereal flakes, whole wheat tortillas, wild rice.

What are the five main food groups in a healthy diet?

Learn about the five main food groups – fruit and vegetables, starchy food, dairy, protein and fat. Read our guide to incorporating these into a healthy and balanced diet. Jump to main content

What foods are in the protein food group?

Other vegetables include eggplant, beets, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, celery, artichokes, green beans, and onions. Beans and peas (legumes) include black beans, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), kidney beans, soybeans, and tofu. Legumes can also be counted in the protein foods group. See more vegetable equivalents.