The
"Food Groups" of The Food Wheel©
| Disc
Name & Colour Code |
Food
Description |
Foods
Included |
| Fuel
Foods |
Starchy
energy-providing grain foods |
- Breads
and cereals including rice, oats, pasta, maize (corn)
|
| Protective
Foods |
Protective
vitamin, mineral, antoxidant and fibre-containing vegetables and fruits |
- Fruits
- fresh, canned or dried, Vegetables - fresh, frozen, canned
or dried, and
-
Legumes, canned or dried
|
| Growth
Foods |
Protein-containing
body building foods |
- Lean
meat, reduced fat milk, reduced fat cheese, eggs, fish, etc
|
| "Sometimes"
Foods |
Less
nutritious foods with higher than desirable levels of fat,
sugar, salt and/or alcohol |
- Butter,
margarine, oils, lard, dripping, nuts, nut pastes, chocolate,
chips, soft drinks, cake, candy bars, "junk food".
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