It is recommended that we eat a variety of foods from the five food groups. By doing so, we are meeting nutritional requirements which are needed for good health (Eat For Health, 2015).
The five food groups include: Vegetables and legumes/beans
Fruit
Lean meat and poultry, eggs, tofu, fish, seeds, nuts, legumes and beans
Breads, cereals, pasta, rice, noodles and other grains
Milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives
Foods are grouped together due to their similarities in regards to nutrients which they offer the consumer (Eat For Health, 2015)
Below each of the five groups have been broken down and simplified:
Vegetables
Adults should consume a variety of vegetables in meals and snacks every day.
In particular, it is recommended that adults …show more content…
Additionally they contain fibre, antioxidants, minerals and vitamins (Eat For Health, 2015). It is recommended that most of the foods consumed in this group are wholegrain or wholemeal (Australian Department of Health, 2011). Adults are recommended to consume 4-6 serves of grain foods per day (Eat For Health, 2015). This group can be broken up into breads, breakfast, grain and other products (Eat For Health, 2015).
Examples of grain (cereal) foods include: muesli, polenta, noodles, pasta, porridge and wholemeal bread
Examples of a serving size include: 1 slice of bread, ½ cup pasta, ¼ muesli, 1 crumpet (Better Health Channel, 2016).
Lean meats and poultry, fish, tofu, eggs, nuts, seeds and legumes/beans
Foods in this group contain sources of nutrients, such as, vitamin B12, essential fatty acids, zinc, iron and protein (Brownie et al., 2015). This groups includes, red meat, white meat, fish, eggs, legumes and tofu (Australian Department of Health, 2011). Meats should not contain the skin, as this is often high in fat (Australian Department of Health, 2011). It is recommended that adults consume 1-3 serves of these foods per day, and a maximum of 7 serves of lean red meat each week, these recommendations are dependent on age (Eat For Health, 2015). Variety is the key, ensuring a variety of the foods in this group are
The five food groups include: Vegetables and legumes/beans
Fruit
Lean meat and poultry, eggs, tofu, fish, seeds, nuts, legumes and beans
Breads, cereals, pasta, rice, noodles and other grains
Milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives
Foods are grouped together due to their similarities in regards to nutrients which they offer the consumer (Eat For Health, 2015)
Below each of the five groups have been broken down and simplified:
Vegetables
Adults should consume a variety of vegetables in meals and snacks every day.
In particular, it is recommended that adults …show more content…
Additionally they contain fibre, antioxidants, minerals and vitamins (Eat For Health, 2015). It is recommended that most of the foods consumed in this group are wholegrain or wholemeal (Australian Department of Health, 2011). Adults are recommended to consume 4-6 serves of grain foods per day (Eat For Health, 2015). This group can be broken up into breads, breakfast, grain and other products (Eat For Health, 2015).
Examples of grain (cereal) foods include: muesli, polenta, noodles, pasta, porridge and wholemeal bread
Examples of a serving size include: 1 slice of bread, ½ cup pasta, ¼ muesli, 1 crumpet (Better Health Channel, 2016).
Lean meats and poultry, fish, tofu, eggs, nuts, seeds and legumes/beans
Foods in this group contain sources of nutrients, such as, vitamin B12, essential fatty acids, zinc, iron and protein (Brownie et al., 2015). This groups includes, red meat, white meat, fish, eggs, legumes and tofu (Australian Department of Health, 2011). Meats should not contain the skin, as this is often high in fat (Australian Department of Health, 2011). It is recommended that adults consume 1-3 serves of these foods per day, and a maximum of 7 serves of lean red meat each week, these recommendations are dependent on age (Eat For Health, 2015). Variety is the key, ensuring a variety of the foods in this group are