Basic Nutrition

The Five Food Groups.

The 5 main Food Groups are:

· Carbohydrates

· Fruit and Vegetables

· Protein

· Milk and Dairy Products

· Unsaturated Fats

In order to stay healthy, we need to include foods from each of these groups in our daily diet; in the following quantities:

· 1/3^rd Carbohydrates

· 1/3^rd Fruit and Vegetables

· 1/3^rd from the other 3 Food Groups

Energy

Out of the 5 food groups, 3 provide the body with energy that it can use:

1 gram of carbohydrates supplies the body with 4 calories

1 gram of protein supplies the body with 4 calories

1 gram of fat supplies the body with 9 calories.

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