Essential Nutrients
My Plate
Healthy Food Choices
Sources of Nutrients
100

Carries nutrients and oxygen throughout the body.

Water

100
Most of them should be whole; rice, pasta, and bread

Grains

100

Is it healthier to choose fries or fruit as your side?

Fruit
100

rice, pasta, breads

carbohydrates

200

Provide the body's most important source of energy.

Carbohydrates

200

broccoli, carrots, peas, corn, potato, and lettuce

vegetables

200

Which is healthier... a double cheese burger or a single hamburger

Single Hamburger

200

fruits and vegetables

vitamins or minerals

300

Insulate against cold and protect internal organs.

Fats

300

strawberry, bananas, watermelon, mango, and pineapple

fruits

300

Instead of ordering sugary drinks like sodas and milk shakes you should order this to drink

Water, 100% fruit juice, or milk

300

fish, meat, eggs, beans

proteins

400

Make skin, muscle and bone, and repair damaged
tissue.

Proteins

400

yogurt, cheese, and milk

dairy

400

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Poriton

400

drinking water, fruits, and vegetables

water

500

Control body processes, including digestion, healing and energy production.

Vitamins

500

fish, chicken, beef, pork, eggs, and beans

Protein
500

Try eating chicken or other meats this way instead of fried

Grilled or broiled

500

fish, nuts, and vegetable oils

Fats