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four food groups

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four food groups
Basic four foods groups Nutrition A series of nutritional guidelines promulgated by the USDA, which divided foods into 4 groups–meat; milk/dairy; fruits and vegetables; cereals and grains; in a balanced diet, each food group would represent14 of the foods consumed/day. See Food groups, Food pyramid, Balanced diet. Cf Five food groups.


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You will also learn how to determine the size of portions you should have and how to plan a healthy balanced diet using the foods from the four food groups.
The simplest and most effective way to plan a healthy lunch is to place in your child's lunch box at least one item from each of the four food groups - cereals, bread and potato, fresh fruit and vegetables, dairy products and the meat/fish group.
The researchers identified four food groups that were independently associated with better 3MS scores: dairy, vegetables, whole grains, and nuts and beans.
 
 
 
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