food groups
Nutritional category system
Food groups are categories used to classify foods by nutritional content and dietary function.
The standard American system includes grains, vegetables, fruits, proteins, and dairy.
Dietary guidelines recommend eating from all food groups for balanced nutrition: Make sure you're getting enough servings from each food group.
- staple foodsEssential regular food sources
- meat and potatoesCore fundamentals of something
- fatsOily organic nutrients
- proteinsAmino acid polymers
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
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