The Six Food Groups
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- 1. The Six Food Groups
Meats & Protein
Grains
Fruits
Vegetables
Dairy
Fats & Oils
2. 3. Meat & Protein
Proteins are the building blocks of almost every part of your body.
Protein can be provided by meat, poultry, fish, legumes and
nuts.
4. Examples
5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Grains
Whole grains are cereal grains that contain bran and germ as well
as the endosperm, in contrast to refine grains, which retain only
the endosperm. Whole grains can generally be sprouted while
processed grains generally will not sprout. Wholemeal products are
made from wholegrain flour.
11. Examples
12. 13. Fruit
In broad terms, a fruit is a structure of a plant that contains its
seeds.
In non-technical usage, such as food preparation, fruit normally
means the fleshy seed-associated structures of certain plants that
are sweet and edible in the raw state. Examples are apples,
oranges, grapes, strawberries, juniper berries and bananas, lemons
and olives.
14. Examples
15. 16. 17. 18. Vegetables
The noun vegetable usually means an edible plant or part of a plant
other than a sweet fruit or seed.
Some vegetables can be consumed raw, and some may (or must) be
cooked in various ways, most often in non-sweet (savoury or salty)
dishes. However, a few vegetables are often used in desserts and
other sweet dishes, such as rhubarb pies and carrot cakes.
19. Examples
20. 21. 22. 23. Dairy
Dairy products are generally defined as foods produced from Cow's
or Domestic Buffalo's milk. They are usually high-energy-yielding
food products.
24. Examples
25. 26. Fats and Oils
Fats and oils are a source of energy. They also aid in making both
natural and prepared foods more palatable by improving the texture
and providing a more desirable flavour.
27. Examples