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Balanced diet - Food Sources

Alternative Names

Well-balanced diet

Food Sources:

Milk group (milk and milk products)

  • Cheese
  • Milk
  • Yogurt

Meat and beans group

  • Legumes (beans and peas)
  • Meat (chicken, fish, beef, pork, lamb)
  • Nuts and seeds

Fruit group

  • Apples
  • Berries
  • Grapes
  • Peaches

Vegetable group

  • Cauliflower
  • Lettuce
  • Spinach
  • Squash

Grain group (breads and cereals)

  • Enriched breads
  • Pasta
  • Rice
  • Whole-grain breads

Oil

  • Light salad dressing
  • Low-fat mayonnaise
  • Vegetable oil
  • Reviewed last on: 2/27/2008
  • Patrika Tsai, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor, Pediatric GI, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005. Rockville, MD: US Dept of Health and Human Services and US Dept of Agriculture; 2005.

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