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BUILDING A HEALTHY DIET WITH THE 5 FOOD GROUPS
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Eating a healthy, balanced diet means eating food from many different food groups. Some foods might not
have vitamins or nutrients that another food has, so you should eat a little of each.
grow. It gives the body a lot of energy. It also helps the body take in vitamins. Without fat,
the body wouldn’t be able to
absorb
some vitamins, even if we ate a lot of them.
Meat, nuts, and dairy have the most fat. Butter, for example, has a lot of fat. Whole milk
has more fat than skim milk.
Like carbohydrates, fat comes in different kinds. Unsaturated fat is the healthiest kind
of fat. Unsaturated fat is in foods like avocados, oil, and nuts. This kind of fat keeps your
body healthy, especially your heart. Saturated fat and trans fats are less healthy. They can
make your heart sick if you eat too much of them. Saturated fats are found in meat and
dairy. Trans fats are the fats in baked goods and snack foods.