A guide to

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The Food Pyramid

• A guide to
• healthy eating!
• By
• Rachel Longfors

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Bread, Cereal, and Pasta Group

• This group contains carbohydrates. Carbohydrates
  give your body energy!
• Eat 6-11 servings everyday.

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Vegetable Group

• This group is full of vitamins and minerals. Your
  body needs vitamins and minerals to grow strong
  and healthy!
• Eat 3-5 servings everyday.

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Fruit Group

• This group is full of vitamins.
• Review What do vitamins help the body to do?
• Eat 2-4 servings everyday.

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Milk, Yogurt, and Cheese Group

• This group contains calcium. Calcium helps your
  body build strong bones!
• Eat or drink only 2-3 servings everyday!

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Meat and Poultry Group

• This group contains protein, iron, and zinc. Your
  body needs protein to help keep it strong.
• Eat only 2-3 servings everyday.

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Fats, Oils, and Sweets

• This group contains a lot of calories and fat.
  The other food groups have calories and fat also,
  but this food group has too much!
• Eat sparingly everyday.

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Daily Eating!
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Assignment

• Click here
• Click on Kids
• Click on Facts
• Click on Fitness and 5 a Day
• Summarize why fitness is important.
• This assignment will be due on Friday.