Healthy Dietary Guidelines PDF
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This document provides guidelines for meeting food group needs with nutrient-dense foods and beverages, emphasizing the importance of nutrients, and limiting added sugar, saturated fat, and sodium. It also details the core elements of a healthy dietary pattern.
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GUIDELINE 3. Focus on meeting food group needs with nutrient-dense foods and beverages, and stay Nutrient density: The core elements that make up a healthy dietary Provide vitamins, minerals, and other health-...
GUIDELINE 3. Focus on meeting food group needs with nutrient-dense foods and beverages, and stay Nutrient density: The core elements that make up a healthy dietary Provide vitamins, minerals, and other health- pattern include: promoting components Vegetables of all types —dark green; red and orange; beans, peas, and lentils; starchy; and other vegetables Have little added sugars, saturated fat, and sodium Fruits, especially whole fruit Grains, at least half of which are whole grain Dairy, including fat-free or low-fat milk, yogurt, and cheese, and/or lactose-free versions and fortified soy beverages and yogurt as alternatives Protein foods, including lean meats, poultry, and eggs; seafood; beans, peas, and lentils; and nuts, seeds, and soy products Oils, including vegetable oils and oils in food, such as seafood and nuts 28 28 ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ► ►
