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    The document discusses food groups and how they relate to a healthy diet. It explains that food can be categorized into different groups based on their nutrient content, and recommends eating a variety of foods from each group. The groups include proteins, fruits and vegetables, grains, and fats. While all foods can be part of a balanced diet, the document warns that eating too much from certain groups like sugars, fats, and carbohydrates increases risks of issues like weight gain, dental cavities, diabetes, and heart disease.

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    The document discusses food groups and how they relate to a healthy diet. It explains that food can be categorized into different groups based on their nutrient content, and recommends eating a variety of foods from each group. The groups include proteins, fruits and vegetables, grains, and fats. While all foods can be part of a balanced diet, the document warns that eating too much from certain groups like sugars, fats, and carbohydrates increases risks of issues like weight gain, dental cavities, diabetes, and heart disease.

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    The document discusses food groups and how they relate to a healthy diet. It explains that food can be categorized into different groups based on their nutrient content, and recommends eating a variety of foods from each group. The groups include proteins, fruits and vegetables, grains, and fats. While all foods can be part of a balanced diet, the document warns that eating too much from certain groups like sugars, fats, and carbohydrates increases risks of issues like weight gain, dental cavities, diabetes, and heart disease.

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    Food Groups Simplified

    1. What are some tips for making it easier to think about which nutrients are in the food
    you eat? Answer: To make it easier to think about which nutrients are in the food you
    eat, it helps to think about food groups.
    2. What does the picture in the text show? Answer: The picture in the text shows
    different kinds of food arranged in a triangle.
    3. What does the size of the area in the triangle in the picture represent? Answer: The
    size of the area in the triangle represents the proportion of your diet that kind of food
    should make up.
    4. What are some foods you should eat quite a lot of for protein? Answer: Some foods
    you should eat quite a lot of for protein include meat, fish, eggs, pulses or dairy
    products.
    5. What are some foods you should eat lots of for minerals, vitamins and fiber? Answer:
    You should eat lots of fresh fruit and vegetables for minerals, vitamins and fiber.
    6. What kinds of foods should you eat plenty of for starch and fiber? Answer: You
    should eat plenty of rice, bread, pasta - preferably whole grain - for starch and fiber.
    7. Are there any foods you should not eat too much of? Why? Answer: Yes, there are
    some foods you should not eat too much of. Eating too much of some foods can put a
    strain on your joints, heart and other body organs. It can also make you put on weight.
    8. What are some risks associated with eating too much sugar? Answer: Eating too much
    sugar (a kind of carbohydrate) can make your teeth decay and increase the risk of
    developing an illness called diabetes.
    9. What are some risks associated with eating too much fat, oil or carbohydrate?
    Answer: Eating too much fat, oil or carbohydrate can make you put on weight and
    increase the risk of developing heart disease.
    10. What kind of fats can increase the risk of developing heart disease? Answer: Fats that
    come from animals can increase the risk of developing heart disease.

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