FOOD GUIDE PYRAMID
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GRAINS
- Make half your grains whole.
- Eat at least 3 ounces of whole grain bread, cereal, crackers, rice, or pasta every day.
- Look for "whole" before the grain name on the list of ingredients.
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VEGETABLES
- Vary your veggies
- Eat more Dark Green veggies
- Eat more Orange Veggies
- Eat more Dry Beans and Peas
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FRUITS
- Focus on fruits
- Eat a variety of fruits
- Choose fresh, frozen, canned or dried fruits
- Go easy on fruit juices
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OILS
- Know your fats
- Make most of your fat sources from fish, nuts, and vegetable oils
- Limit solid fats like butter, stick margarine, shortening, and lard
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MILK
- Get your calcium-rich foods
- Get low-fat or fat-free
- If you don't or can't consume milk, choose lactose-free products or other calcium sources
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MEAT & BEANS
- Go lean on protein
- Choose low-fat or lean meats or poultry
- Bake it, broil it, or grill it
- Vary your choices — with more fish, beans, peas, nuts, and seeds
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