Chapter 4. Food Groups

Purpose and Goals

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Food Groups

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Introduction

All healthy diets should offer varied, balanced, and adequate intake of the food groups. In this exercise, you will evaluate your diet for distribution and abundance of foods from each group.

This activity can be completed using the USDA’s SuperTracker Food Tracker tool or any dietary analysis software. To complete the activity using SuperTracker, go to the SuperTracker website. If you do not already have a profile, click ‘Create Profile’ at the top right of the page and follow the instructions.

This will allow you to save your information for future use. After you have created your profile, select ‘Track Food & Activity’ at the top of the page and click ‘Food Tracker’ in the drop-down menu. Record your food and beverage intake for three days that most reflect your typical eating patterns. Enter each food and beverage you have consumed into the Food Tracker. Note that there may not always be an exact match to the food or beverage that you consumed, so select the best match available.

Once you have entered all of your food and beverage choices into the food tracker, select ‘My Reports’ from the navigation bar at the top of the page. You will need to use the Food Groups & Calories Report for this activity.

For more instructions and help using the SuperTracker website, please visit the help page.

4.1 Build Your Grid

Food Group Target Eaten
Grains (ounces) A1 A2
Vegetables (cups) B1 B2
Fruit (cups) C1 C2
Dairy (cups) D1 D2
Protein Foods (ounces) E1 E2
Oils (teaspoons) F1 F2
Table
Calories Allowance Eaten
Total Calories G1 G2
Empty Calories H1 H2
Table

4.2 Analyze Your Intake

Food Group Target Eaten
Grains (ounces) A1 A2
Vegetables (cups) B1 B2
Fruit (cups) C1 C2
Dairy (cups) D1 D2
Protein Foods (ounces) E1 E2
Oils (teaspoons) F1 F2
Table
Calories Allowance Eaten
Total Calories G1 G2
Empty Calories H1 H2
Table

Question 4.1

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Question 4.2

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Question 4.3

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Question 4.4

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Question 4.5

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Question 4.6

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Question 4.7

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Question 4.8

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Question 4.9

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4.3 Activity Completed!

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