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BUILDING A HEALTHY DIET WITH THE 5 FOOD GROUPS
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Japan’s spinning top shows how the Japanese diet is a little different from what you might see in a Western
country like the United States, but both countries recommend physical activity and a balanced diet.
of whole-wheat toast with peanut butter and a glass of milk. You just added vegetables to
your day. Plus, you got more grains (toast), protein (peanut butter), and dairy (milk).
For dinner your family makes a stir-fry. The stir-fry has chicken, broccoli, and brown
rice. This time, all the ingredients are mixed up together. You can still use MyPlate to
imagine what would happen if you divided up that stir-fry into different sections on your
plate. Imagining the sections helps you figure out how much of each ingredient you should