Click on the right side-THE BASICS-------FOOD GROUPS------then click on Grains

What is the difference in whole grains and refined grains?

What does it mean when a food is enriched?

Look on the right of the screen and click on Tips to help you eat whole grains
Write down two tips you could remember to help in the effort to eat whole grains.
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Click on Food Groups again and click on vegetables.
Any vegetable or 100% vegetable juice counts as a member of the vegetable group. Vegetables may be raw or cooked; fresh, frozen, canned, or dried/dehydrated; and may be whole, cut-up, or mashed.

Identify at least one vegetable you eat out of the 5 subgroups listed.
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Click on Fruits
What foods are in the fruit group?
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Any fruit or 100% fruit juice counts as part of the fruit group. Fruits may be fresh, canned, frozen, or dried, and may be whole, cut-up, or pureed. Some commonly eaten fruits are:

Write 5 fruits you like to eat
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Write 2 Tips to help you eat fruits
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What counts as a cup of fruit?

In general, 1 cup of fruit or 100% fruit juice, or ½ cup of dried fruit can be considered as 1 cup from the fruit group. The following specific amounts count as 1 cup of fruit (in some cases equivalents for ½ cup are also shown) towards your daily recommended intake:

Click on the chart and write 3 different examples of measured fruit serving sizes.
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Go back to food groups and click on Dairy

What foods are included in the dairy group?
All fluid milk products and many foods made from milk are considered part of this food group. Foods made from milk that retain their calcium content are part of the group; while foods made from milk that have little to no calcium, such as cream cheese, cream, and butter, are not. Most dairy group choices should be fat-free or low fat.

Write 5 foods you like to eat from this group
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Write 2 tips
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Go back to food groups and click on Protein
All foods made from meat, poultry, fish, dry beans or peas, eggs, nuts, and seeds are considered part of the protein foods group. Dry beans and peas are part of this group as well as the vegetable group.

How much is needed? (Look on link to the right and find the answer)
Write 5 foods you like to eat from this group
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Write 2 tips
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Look around other links that you find interesting and write one paragraph on how one might use this site in the future. Could it help you in planning meals, counting calories …Give specific examples of things you found interesting. This is due Monday and is worth 50 points.