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This group includes milk, cheeses, and yogurt. Instead, consume unsaturated fats/oils like olive oil, corn oil, canola oil, soy oil, or soft margarines.īlue: Milk Products & Calcium-Rich Foods.

Avoid foods that say “partially hydrogenated vegetable oil” on the label as they contain a lot of saturated and trans fats. You should limit butter and foods such as cookies, pastries, French fries, high-fat cheeses, hamburgers, hot dogs, deli meats, chips, and high fat desserts. The two types of fat we worry about most are saturated and trans fats, because they contribute to heart disease. Eat whole fruit which is rich in fiber rather than drinking fruit juices. Fruits are important sources of vitamins and minerals that your family needs. Examples of fruit are oranges, apples, bananas, strawberries, and melon. Vegetables also contain important nutrients like vitamins A and C as well as fiber. Eating a variety of vegetables of different colors can reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and some cancers. There are five main categories of vegetables: dark green, like spinach orange, like carrots legumes (dried beans), like lentils starchy, like sweet potatoes and other vegetables, like onions. Grains are also sources of carbohydrates, or “carbs” and provide quick energy for the body. Fiber helps keep the digestive system regular. Whole grain products have more fiber and nutrients than white bread or those made with bleached white flour. Examples include whole wheat bread, brown rice, and whole oats/oatmeal. These are foods that have not been processed. At least half of the grain products your family eats should be whole grains. Grains are foods such as bread, oatmeal, rice, and pasta.

Limit fast food and other low-nutrient foods.

Studies show that kids learn better if they eat breakfast.

Have meals together as often as you can.

Here are some easy suggestions to make healthy eating a way of life for your family. Parents are busy people trying to make sure the family is eating a nutritious, balanced diet which can be a challenge in a fast food world.

Most choices from each food group should be healthful, which leaves only a small number of extra calories each day that can be chosen from foods your family wants to splurge on. Each part of MyPlate represents a different food group.Dietary Guidelines for Americans and includes recommendations on food and physical activity for people over the age of two. MyPlate is based in part on the current U.S.The most practical method of teaching adults and youth about nutrition is using developed by a collaboration of federal government departments.